I think the process issue lies within the Webware application server, and not the connection from Apache to Webware.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:17 AM Subject: RE: [Webware-discuss] Zope vs Webware (Not Really) > Hancock, David (DHANCOCK) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > It seems to me that adopting a process-based architecture would reduce > > performance considerably, but maybe there's some middle ground using FastCGI > > or mod_python. > > I suppose I should have said "process pooling" rather than process-oriented, because people do tend to think of CGI or intensive process creation/destruction when processes are mentioned. > > > My main concern about mod_python (and mod_perl, which I have > > more experience with) is that they bloat up httpd processes considerably. I > > haven't used either with Apache 2.0 in its threaded mode, so I don't know if > > it's an issue there or not. > > I haven't looked *that* deeply into mod_python, but I have also heard scary things about mod_perl. As for the thread vs. process situation, it seems to me that the main benefit of using threads is the reduced overhead in inter-thread communication and access to shared data, but I'm not entirely convinced that this is always going to be a dominant factor in Web applications. Any comments on that? > > Paul > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay > Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > _______________________________________________ > Webware-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
