Depends on if you have static content, neal. Apache is way, way, way faster, of course, if you have static content running.
At 05:25 PM 9/6/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Alright, > >So there's no taboo here that I'm not aware of. It sounds like a lot of >people do run Tomcat with Apache but not all and its simply a matter of what >fits my needs best. So, there are no silver bullet issues (other than >posibly this roon daemon thing) which suggests running Tomcat standalone in >production is foolish, right? > >Thanks. >Neal > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Randy Secrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:44 PM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Re: Tomcat standalone Versus Apache > > >I have heard reports, (although never seen actual numbers or data) that >suggest that if you have a lot of static pages for a large site, standalone >Tomcat decreases in performace pretty quickly. That said - Apache has also >been tested and proven with static pages, and has a great system for adding >extentions. As such, many production environments run cgi, php, and other >scripting languages for their web pages. Apache's role as a fully >serviceable http server is much more broad than the http services Tomcat >connectors provide. Tomcat connectors CAN interface with Apache to give jsp >/ servlet container abilities to Apache. > >Usually, people run Apache + Tomcat so they can use multiple scripting >languages - since the entire world doesn't use java. While Tomcat does >support cgi (via servlet calls), jsp / servlet containers were not designed >with this explicitly designed as their main role - while Apache was. I have >also never heard of a servlet that imitates php...although someone who never >sleeps at night has probably implemented it. > >Randy > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "neal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:24 PM >Subject: Tomcat standalone Versus Apache > > > > What do most people run for production and why? Tomcat standalone or >Tomcat > > with Apache? And for that matter, isn't the http server for Tomcat >Apache - > > or is it something else? > > > > John Turner mentioned the possible concern with running Tomcat as root. >Are > > there any other concerns? Performance? Security? > > > > Thanks. > > Neal > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
