Hi All, I am trying to determine which will deliver better performance; 1) Tomcat's Native HTTP server
2) IIS or Apache with JK2 connectors I have read in one book (Professional Apache Tomcat 5 SE - Chapter 11) the following info; "Performance-Tomcat is inherently slower than a Web server. Therefore, it is better for the Web server to serve up static content, while Tomcat handles the dynamic content (JSPs and Servlets). Passing requests for static HTML pages, images, and style sheets through a Servlet container written in Java is not as efficient compared to a Web server." However, this book was written in 2004. The current documentation regarding Tomcat 5.5.x connectors at <http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/connectors.html> specifies a contradictory view; "When using a single server, the performance when using a native webserver in front of the Tomcat instance is most of the time significantly worse than a standalone Tomcat with its default HTTP connector, even if a large part of the web application is made of static files. If integration with the native webserver is needed for any reason, an AJP connector will provide faster performance than proxied HTTP. AJP clustering is the most efficient from the Tomcat perspective. It is otherwise functionally equivalent to HTTP clustering." Any ideas on which provides better performance would be appreciated. Another point to note is that we require virtual directories for various reasons. Is it possible to set these up using Tomcat's native HTTP server? If not, this may force the issue of which architecture we use. Once again, any help is appreciated. Regards, Chris Connaught honoured AIM 'Decade of Excellence' Award Connaught awarded Partnering Contractor of the Year 2005 Connaught wins AIM 'Company of the Year' award 2004 West of England Business of the Year Award Winner 2003 Why not visit our website http://www.connaught.plc.uk Disclaimer: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete this message. Connaught plc, Head Office 01392 444546 The presence of this footer indicates that this message has been scanned for viruses by Network Associates Group Shield --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
