There are some things to add:
- tomcat has to run as root to use a privileged
port (like 80). Apache just opens the port as
root and spawns children under a different
user id that process the requests.
- there are several modules around that only
exist for apache (Like mod_gzip, mod_zlog)
- tomcat doesn't support Frontpage Server
Extensions (Or other CGI-Packages)
(Please no flames, I'm not using it, but
some of our customers)
Summary from previous posts:
- tomcat access logging is not standard
- apache will be faster in serving static content
- apache will be faster in 'speaking' http
- apache 'speaks' HTTP 1.1, tomcat 3.x speaks only 1.0
- apache is more stable
- apache is more secure
> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Duncan Irvine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 18:04
> An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Betreff: RE: Why Use apache
>
>
> I would suggest that Apache is also more secure - it's been
> around longer,
> and has had more development, thus has had longer to mature.
> If you hide
> Tomcat behind Apache, then any bugs that may appear in
> Tomcat's URL parsing
> (for example) are less of a worry.
>
> Duncan.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David M. Rosner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 02 May 2001 16:06
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Why Use apache
> >
> >
> > If I have all my static html and graphics loading off of
> > other servers, is
> > there any reason to use Apache with Tomcat? Is the
> > combination more stable
> > or is performance better with both running?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > -dave
> >
> > At 11:00 AM 5/2/2001, Ronan Derby wrote:
> > >tomcat isn't as good as apache at serving static html files
> > and images.
> > >also, with apache up and running you can do other stuff like
> > execute cgi
> > >scripts and so on.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Skinner, Dallas M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: 02 May 2001 15:48
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Why Use apache
> > >
> > >
> > >Excuse me if this question is obvious. If Tomcat can be run
> > in a standalone
> > >mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Dallas Skinner
> >
>
>
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