At 08:16 PM 4/6/01 -0700, Stas Bekman wrote:
> > I realise that KeepAlives are discouraged in combination with mod_perl.
> > However, for a project I'm working on, I would like to try to have
> > KeepAlive On to allow for _very_ quick response times. I can set the
>Theo Schlossnagle at his talk (ApacheCon) yesterday has shown a setup
>where one uses Keep-Alives with mod_perl, where mod_backhand is used at
>the front end, instead of mod_proxy/squid. Basically the mod_perl
>processes keep a constant connection to the front end server and
>mod_backhand uses those connections as a pool. Check out
>http://www.backhand.org/mod_backhand/.
Interesting approach... would be a good option for scaling up my approach
when needed without the pooling of connections...
>I'm planning to add a section on this topic to the guide, but since I'm
>busy working on finishing the book it might take a while before I get to
>actually do it. So if anyone can write about it beforehand, that would be
>really cool to have. Thanks!
I'm preparing a presentation about this project for the Amsterdam Perl
Mongers and/or YAPC::Europe in Amsterdam in August. No doubt parts of that
will be usable for the guide... but that's not now so if anyone else wants
to have a go at it... ;-)
Elizabeth Mattijsen
