> Hey,
>
> This is a bit off topic (not a coding issue or an API question), but I
> figure with all the inane "Where's the JSP FAQ?" questions, that doesn't
> matter. And my question is highly germane to deploying your JSPs and
> servlets.
http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html
>
> My question is about Linux as a server-side Java platform. What are
> people's experiences there? I'm particularly interested in JServ and
> JRun stories. I've heard some good things about Linux and JRun, and
> I've heard some really negative things. My pro-Linux bias inclines me
> to think that server-side Java horror stories are based on lack of Linux
> know-how and/or tuning for the Linux platform. But I'm open to hearing
> people's experiences.
>
> Java on Linux is a work in progress, so experiences from 6 months ago
> may not be relevant today. Then again, maybe they would.
>
> Of primary interest:
>
> 1. How scalable are the GPL (postgresql) and near-GPL (mysql) databases
> for server-side Java?
>
I have been using mysql and found it ot be very stable on my Linux box...
> 2. What are the most scalable VMs in your experience?
>
Wrt Linux..there are two AFAIK...I have been using the blackdown port and it
seems to be working fine...I tried the IBM one for Linux with not so great
results...again this is my own opinion..so pls no flames :)
> 3. Is anyone using anything other than Apache as a web server on Linux
> (e.g., Zeus)? How much of a bottleneck is Apache with server-side Java?
>
> 4. Who has some success stories about Linux and server-side Java and
> will share them?
>
We have been using it for some time now...and it seems to be great...
> 5. Generally, what are the bottlenecks people experience most on Linux
> with server-side Java? I think the tendency is to try running
> out-of-the-box Linux on cheap hardware and then (irrationally) expect
> miracles in performance. It's no wonder buying a nice Sun box with
> Solaris 2.x on it then solves people's problems. Is Linux a bottleneck
> for enterprise apps? Or is it the database? The JVM? The web server?
>
Nothing is a bottleneck...Linux is cool, so is blackdown..and so is apache
:) It is a matter of tweaking each of teh components for best performance :)
> 6. Are you thoroughly load testing your Linux apps before going into
> production? I ask this because the people using Linux, again, tend to
> "cheap-out" and load test by having the development team all click
> "Reload" at once.
>
well...as a student working on school projects I do not really care :)
though moreinput from other folks is appreciated..
> You might be interested, though not at all surprised, to hear that the
> recent "Linux Journal's" reader choice survey results showed C++ to be
> the development language of choice on Linux by a wide margin. And PERL
> was second, I think.
>
> Jason Lee wrote:
> >
> > Hi John, I'm actually using Jserv with GNUJsp and it seems to work
> > rather well. Our
> > site launches in Feb. We are also using Postgres for the back end since
> > we need a
> > db with transaction support.
> > I'm pretty happy with the current implementation and I've used Jsp quite
> > a bit thru
> > the various specs and on NT, Linux, FreeBSD & Solaris platforms. Our
> > development
> > goal is to keep everything free and open-source, so we'll probably stick
> > with Linux
> > and Apache and see how everything goes in Feb. I know the above doesn't
> > have an IDE and debugger, but we've gotten used to emacs and stack
> > traces, so for us, this should work fine.
> >
> > Jason
> --
> Scott Stirling
> Allaire
> http://www.allaire.com
>
>
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