Re: mod_jk vs. mod_proxy_ajp
On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 05:48:17PM -0400, Edmon Begoli wrote: I am seeing more and more blog entries and articles suggesting using mod_proxy_ajp over mod_jk. I have two questions on this subject: Can someone from this list please provide some practical examples and real stories on why should one use mod_proxy over mod_jk? Is mod_proxy meant as a future replacement for mod_jk (since they are both oficially hosted by Apache team and since mod_proxy is built into Apache 2.2web server)? Dear Edmon, I think you've answered your own question ... mod_proxy is built into Apache 2.2. I was about to use mod_jk and thanks to Gael who gave (the longer and more complex) instructions for mod_jk but explained that the functionality I was after was provided by mod_proxy and built into Apache 2.2s; so, I just installed Apache 2.2 ... setting up the proxy worked first go just following the easy instructions in the docs. I can't say whether it's worth switching if you already have a working mod_jk installation. All I can say is setting up the proxy port for tomcat with mod_proxy was painless. Hope that's of some help. Regards, Greg Gamble - To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mod_jk vs. mod_proxy_ajp
All, I am seeing more and more blog entries and articles suggesting using mod_proxy_ajp over mod_jk. I have two questions on this subject: Can someone from this list please provide some practical examples and real stories on why should one use mod_proxy over mod_jk? I have to say that I tried mod_proxy_ajp recently, and was unable to get it to do everything I needed. It appears to work well if all you want to do it take an entire URL space and sent it to Tomcat. In our case, we have the following additional requirements: 1) We'd like Apache to serve static content. It did not appear that Apache was serving the static files for us. 2) We needed to have certain parts of the URL space point to another instance of Tomcat (running Cocoon in this case), which /was/ possible, but required a mod_rewrite hack or two. 3) Alias, Rewrite, and other directives appear to be trumped by mod_proxy because that's what a Proxy does -- route data. Personally, I hope that mod_jk does not go away because the configuration for complex setups is /s/ much easier using it. mod_proxy_ajp either needs a lot of work, or much better documentation for cases like this. Assuming that mod_proxy_ajp is intended to be a /proxy/ (hence the name), I think this is the wrong direction to go; we don't need a proxy to shuttle /all/ requests to and from Tomcat. We need something where we can specify /exact/ URLs as well as URL patterns to be proxied. mod_proxy only allows what look like directories (URL prefixes ending in '/') and /everything/ below, and appears to forward everything. :( -chris signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: mod_jk vs. mod_proxy_ajp
Hello Greg Glad you wrote this. I also found mod_proxy simple to set up and versatile (can also be used with a package such as mod_proxy_html - http://apache.webthing.com/mod_proxy_html/ - for even greater flexibility.) According to a benchmark I saw (sorry, can't remember where) the specialized connectors such as mod_jk are about 1.5 times the speed of mod_proxy. This speed differential may be a consequential performance factor for some, but for our needs, the simplicity of mod_proxy usage is a major factor. Maurice Yarrow Greg Gamble wrote: On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 05:48:17PM -0400, Edmon Begoli wrote: I am seeing more and more blog entries and articles suggesting using mod_proxy_ajp over mod_jk. I have two questions on this subject: Can someone from this list please provide some practical examples and real stories on why should one use mod_proxy over mod_jk? Is mod_proxy meant as a future replacement for mod_jk (since they are both oficially hosted by Apache team and since mod_proxy is built into Apache 2.2web server)? Dear Edmon, I think you've answered your own question ... mod_proxy is built into Apache 2.2. I was about to use mod_jk and thanks to Gael who gave (the longer and more complex) instructions for mod_jk but explained that the functionality I was after was provided by mod_proxy and built into Apache 2.2s; so, I just installed Apache 2.2 ... setting up the proxy worked first go just following the easy instructions in the docs. I can't say whether it's worth switching if you already have a working mod_jk installation. All I can say is setting up the proxy port for tomcat with mod_proxy was painless. Hope that's of some help. Regards, Greg Gamble - To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mod_jk vs. mod_proxy_ajp
I am seeing more and more blog entries and articles suggesting using mod_proxy_ajp over mod_jk. I have two questions on this subject: Can someone from this list please provide some practical examples and real stories on why should one use mod_proxy over mod_jk? Is mod_proxy meant as a future replacement for mod_jk (since they are both oficially hosted by Apache team and since mod_proxy is built into Apache 2.2web server)? -- Thank you, Edmon Begoli http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/software
mod_jk vs. mod_proxy_ajp
After trying to get mod_jk to work on Solaris 9 unsuccessfully, I switched to mod_proxy_ajp. Functionally, it seems to be working fine. Does anyone know of any advantages of jk vs. proxy_ajp? G. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: mod_jk vs. mod_proxy_ajp
Greg Bobak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] After trying to get mod_jk to work on Solaris 9 unsuccessfully, I switched to mod_proxy_ajp. Functionally, it seems to be working fine. Does anyone know of any advantages of jk vs. proxy_ajp? Their are a couple of minor bug reports against mod_proxy_ajp. About the only one that looks significant (http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36495) is that mod_proxy_ajp is much less agressive about retrying connections on failure than mod_jk. G. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
