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Subject: RE: Advantages to putting Apache as front end to Tomcat
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:49:02 -0400
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Thread-Topic: Advantages to putting Apache as front end to Tomcat
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From: "Shapira, Yoav" <Yoav.Shapira@mpi.com>
To: "Tomcat Users List" <tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org>


Howdy,
You can do CGI in tomcat-standalone:
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/cgi-howto.html

However, seeing as how CGI is an area where security is a big risk, I'=
d
rather delegate that to Apache.

Yoav Shapira
Millennium ChemInformatics


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Shaw [mailto:tim@everserve.co.uk]
>Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:39 AM
>To: Tomcat Users List
>Subject: Re: Advantages to putting Apache as front end to Tomcat
>
>Additional question if I may ...
>
>CGI?
>
>Reason : A previous Admin system was CGI-perl based. I have used TC t=
o
>do the stuff I do ... but we still need the previous bits. We're abou=
t
>to integrate, and I have taken it on 'faith' that we can just 'mix th=
e
2
>together' - others know Apache well.
>
>I thought I'd piggyback on this question 'cos it seemed relevant -
sorry.
>
>tim
>
>Collins, Jim wrote:
>> One other point I would like to add is running on port 80. If you u=
se
>apache
>> as soon as the server has started it can switch to another role whi=
ch
you
>> can't do with Tomcat.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:yoav.shapira@mpi.com]
>> Sent: 19 June 2003 14:07
>> To: Tomcat Users List
>> Subject: RE: Advantages to putting Apache as front end to Tomcat
>>
>>
>>
>> Howdy,
>> Apache is the best HTTP web server out there, I'd say.  That's a
>> sweeping statement that covers:
>> - Configurability: you can configure pretty much anything any which=

way
>> - Stability: no other HTTP server is hit as hard / as much as Apach=
e
>> httpd, no other HTTP server is expected to stay up as long
>> - Security: Apache is extremely well tested for security, constantl=
y
>> being analyzed by hackers, pros, etc.
>> - Speed: for just serving static HTML content, Apache is as good as=

they
>> come IMHO
>>
>> Disadvangtes of Apache/Tomcat versus Tomcat-standalone include:
>> - Increased configuration difficulty
>> - Increased number of services (2 instead of 1) that need to be
>> monitored, started, etc.
>> - Increased difficulty of debugging problems
>>
>> Both Apache and Tomcat can do SSL/HTTPS by themselves.  Both can do=

>> virtual hosting by themselves.  Apache is at least as good, possibl=
y
>> better, than tomcat at virtual hosting.
>>
>> This topic has been discussed at length, so I would usually say jus=
t
>> search the archives.  However, I think a lot of people still have
this
>> conception that tomcat sucks at static content (which it doesn't) a=
nd
>> that all serious applications use apache as a front-end (which they=

>> don't).  I personally tend to have an operational view of things, a=
nd
>> have found tomcat-standalone (with a security manager and a tight
>> security policy) to be sufficient for my real-world needs.
>>
>> I'm sure other people will disagree ;)  But it's nice to have
choices.
>> If nothing else, you can always start with tomcat standalone, and i=
f
you
>> run into something you can't do, add Apache.
>>
>> Yoav Shapira
>> Millennium ChemInformatics
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jeremy Nix [mailto:Jeremy.Nix@sfsltd.com]
>>>Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 8:48 AM
>>>To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
>>>Subject: Advantages to putting Apache as front end to Tomcat
>>>
>>>What are the advantages/disadvantages to using Apache as the http
>>
>> server
>>
>>>sending all jsp/servlet related traffic to Tomcat for processing, o=
r
>>>using Tomcat stand alone?  Other factors...I need to run SSL, and t=
o
>>>support multiple virtual hosts.
>>>
>>>_________________
>>>Jeremy Nix
>>>Senior Application Developer
>>>Southwest Financial Ltd.
>>>Jeremy.Nix@sfsltd.com
>>>(513) 621-6699 ext 1158
>>
>>
>>
>>
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