On Dec 13, 2007 10:22 AM, Vincent Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey kids, > > As well as spending far too much time in #apache I occasionally chip > in on the #rubyonrails irc channel. Quite frequently when people ask > questions about apache there the response is to use this or that other > web server/load balancer instead. Lighttpd, nginx & pound seem to be > popular alternative recommendations. > > I've asked a few times why people say these things and the responses > tend to include: > > * Apache's too complex to configure > * Apache's bloated > * Apache does too much stuff I don't need > * Apache's slow > > Generally people make pains to say that the slowness thing is > perceived and not important, perhaps realising that they're talking in > a rails channel :-) > > So I'm wondering what can be done about any of this. Perhaps: > > * Remove obsolete modules from the default build > * Reduce the size of the default config files > * Document minimal/specialist configurations
I find the new config files in 2.2 a huge step forward compared to 2.0. We could prove some fequently used configs on the wiki for example (thats what its for isn't it ;)) But the problem with prividing a few base configs (minimal, rails optimazed, proxy examples,...) is that they need to be maintained. A update of mod_xyz may require to update most/some of the example configs too. So thats a lot of work load. But I do feel a small repo with a few ready to use in situation X or Y config would be very welcome for al ot ofo users. Just my to 2 cents > > * Make mod_proxy_balancer less confusing > > The third option is the only one here I feel I can help with. Can I > have a show of hands on the idea of creating a section of the docs to > demonstrate minimal and specialist configurations? After all, there's > only *one* mandatory directive (Listen). > > [ ] Yes please > [ ] No, because: > [ ] Meh > > -- > noodl > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ~Jorge
