Thanks Charles and Sriram for your inputs. Since my requirement is to just serve static content, I will consider apache httpd for it.
Thanks.! Anand On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Caldarale, Charles R < chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote: > > From: Caldarale, Charles R > > Subject: RE: Optimal Settings to use Tomcat as a HTTP File Server > > > > We plan to use tomcat to let users download static content > > > ( media, executables etc.. ). > > > As much as I like Tomcat, I have to think it might be more > > appropriate to use Apache httpd rather than Tomcat for pure > > static content. > > I have to qualify my statement: if the *only* thing you're using Tomcat for > is delivering static content, then httpd would be better. If you have other > reasons to use Tomcat (e.g., running servlets or JSPs), then by all means > use it as your static content server as well. You will generally see better > performance overall by not having two servers in the mix forced to > communicate with each other. > > - Chuck > > > THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY > MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its > attachments from all computers. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >
