From users-return-229574-apmail-tomcat-users-archive=tomcat.apache.org@tomcat.apache.org Tue Nov 22 20:08:29 2011 Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-tomcat-users-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-tomcat-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CABA09AA7 for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:08:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 74301 invoked by uid 500); 22 Nov 2011 20:08:26 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-tomcat-users-archive@tomcat.apache.org Received: (qmail 74210 invoked by uid 500); 22 Nov 2011 20:08:26 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@tomcat.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list users@tomcat.apache.org Received: (qmail 74201 invoked by uid 99); 22 Nov 2011 20:08:26 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:08:26 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of aw@ice-sa.com designates 212.85.38.228 as permitted sender) Received: from [212.85.38.228] (HELO tor.combios.es) (212.85.38.228) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:08:18 +0000 Received: from [192.168.245.129] (p549E051D.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.158.5.29]) by tor.combios.es (Postfix) with ESMTPA id C6622DA02A6 for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:07:55 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4ECC0122.9040300@ice-sa.com> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:08:02 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9_Warnier?= Reply-To: Tomcat Users List User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: tomcat http connector References: <7C4E0A67-CBDE-42E6-B374-C62405EDD4B3@umich.edu> <99C8B2929B39C24493377AC7A121E21FB00B77BF5C@USEA-EXCH8.na.uis.unisys.com> <4ECBFB66.6070408@pidster.com> In-Reply-To: <4ECBFB66.6070408@pidster.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Pid wrote: > On 22/11/2011 16:21, Caldarale, Charles R wrote: >>> From: Shanti Suresh [mailto:shanti@umich.edu] >>> Subject: Re: tomcat http connector >>> Tomcat's built-in HTTP connector can be used for production if >>> your production traffic is light. It is advisable to front-end >>> Tomcat with Apache. >> Sorry, that's just BS. Back in the Tomcat 3 or 4 days, it was true to some extent, but performance of Tomcat without httpd has been demonstrated to be equal or better. > > I agree with Chuck. > >>> Apache's I/O is superior to Tomcat. >> Another incorrect statement; with Tomcat's APR connector, the I/O is identical - since it's all the same code. Regardless, as Pid pointed out, overall performance is rarely limited by the connector; the application architecture is the critical factor. > > +1 > >>> front-ending Tomcat with Apache also gives you access to the >>> powerful traffic filtering, security and other modules that >>> are available for Apache. > > Tsk, tsk. > -1. (to the tsk, tsk I mean). Because that part is true. There are a whole bunch of add-on modules for Apache httpd which have no equivalent (yet) in the Tomcat world. (Or they are much more difficult to find). > > p > > >> And introduces configuration complexity and a greater opportunity to create attack vectors due to seemingly innocuous configuration errors. >> >> - Chuck >> But that's also true. So the real answer is, as usual, "it depends".. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@tomcat.apache.org