On 22/11/2011 20:08, André Warnier wrote: > Pid wrote: >> On 22/11/2011 16:21, Caldarale, Charles R wrote: >>>> From: Shanti Suresh [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Re: tomcat >>>> http connector >>>> Tomcat's built-in HTTP connector can be used for production if your >>>> production traffic is light. It is advisable to front-end >>>> Tomcat with Apache. >>> Sorry, that's just BS. Back in the Tomcat 3 or 4 days, it was true >>> to some extent, but performance of Tomcat without httpd has been >>> demonstrated to be equal or better. >> >> I agree with Chuck. >> >>>> Apache's I/O is superior to Tomcat. >>> Another incorrect statement; with Tomcat's APR connector, the I/O is >>> identical - since it's all the same code. Regardless, as Pid pointed >>> out, overall performance is rarely limited by the connector; the >>> application architecture is the critical factor. >> >> +1 >> >>>> front-ending Tomcat with Apache also gives you access to the >>>> powerful traffic filtering, security and other modules that are >>>> available for Apache. >> >> Tsk, tsk. >> > -1. (to the tsk, tsk I mean). Because that part is true. There are a > whole bunch of add-on modules for Apache httpd which have no equivalent > (yet) in the Tomcat world. > (Or they are much more difficult to find).
I'm increasingly less keen on employing a jack-of-all trades approach in the use of HTTPD e.g. traffic filtering. That is a network problem. p >> p >> >> >>> And introduces configuration complexity and a greater opportunity to >>> create attack vectors due to seemingly innocuous configuration errors. >>> >>> - Chuck >>> > But that's also true. > > So the real answer is, as usual, "it depends".. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- [key:62590808]
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