Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 20225 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2006 20:11:14 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 27 Jun 2006 20:11:14 -0000 Received: (qmail 49737 invoked by uid 500); 27 Jun 2006 20:11:05 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 49541 invoked by uid 500); 27 Jun 2006 20:11:04 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 49530 invoked by uid 99); 27 Jun 2006 20:11:04 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:11:04 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: unknown (asf.osuosl.org: error in processing during lookup of forrie@forrie.com) Received: from [216.148.227.155] (HELO rwcrmhc15.comcast.net) (216.148.227.155) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:11:03 -0700 Received: from forrie.com ([24.62.224.60]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc15) with ESMTP id <20060627201042m1500dlec7e>; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:10:42 +0000 Received: from [192.168.230.27] (spk-gw.online-buddies.com [66.92.69.182]) (authenticated bits=0) by forrie.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5RKAe27004666 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:10:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from forrie@forrie.com) Message-ID: <44A190E4.20609@forrie.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:11:16 -0400 From: Forrest Aldrich User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060626) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: users@httpd.apache.org References: <44A0090F.9010209@forrie.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.2/1568/Tue Jun 27 14:39:17 2006 on mail.forrie.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Caching large amounts of small images... the best way? X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Joshua Slive wrote: > On 6/26/06, Forrest Aldrich wrote: >> We are developing a new infrastructure that will serve up images >> directly from a database. >> >> In front of this process, we would like to place a cache of the most >> frequently accessed images. This would serve to reduce the load on the >> database image server. >> >> The images are small (under 200k). >> >> My question is what is the most effective way to do this (without a >> commercial cache solution like akamai). >> >> Some thoughts: some apache proxying tricks, squid, or a lightweight >> daemon that's dedicated to caching. >> >> Along those thought lines are the underlying filesystem, etc. >> >> Any pointers would be appreciated, thank you. > > Apache's mod_cache + mod_disk_cache was designed for jobs exactly like > this. Make sure you use version 2.2.2, since earlier versions had > bugs. > > Joshua. > This appears to be experimental. How would an approach like this compare to a product such as Squid (in terms of use). Obviously Squid is very much more specialized and requires resources to scale properly. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@httpd.apache.org