My idea is about a new module, only Apache 2.x for now, which will make use of SetEnv, SetEnvIf, BrowserMath and Location directives to redirect some URLs to tomcats via AJP.
Everything in httpd.conf, probably that is a good idea. Reusing existing directives also.
Many users complains about problems between Directive, Location, JkMount and of course the configuration complexity of JK and JK2, and yes jk/jk2 are big when you compare them to modules like mod_rewrite or mod_proxy.
What I'd like will be a true Apache module where all settings will be in httpd.conf, a module where there will be only one way to configure or define something (which is not the case for JK2 for instance).
After all we're ASF commiter and making a specific Apache 2.x connector seems a reasonable goal.
The code in jk/jk2 is now so complex that there is only a small number of people who can be involved in.
Ok, now that I exposed my general idea, I'd like to have your opinion about what could be a lighter module.
Renew mod_webapp!
Well:
- the Java side of webapp was very questionable (so no matter what happens, this needs to go)
- performance was bad
- APR and Apache 2 weren't ready yet (the market share of Apache 2 has only recently started going up significantly)
- Craig and I supported its development for a very long time, which means we supported its core ideas
Rémy
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