>Of course it is.
>
>Proxy HTTP is probably not as efficient as a lightweight
>protocol (ie: AJP),
>especially if the two systems are running on the same box (ie: local
>sockets).
>
>It also doesn't solve the configuration issues.
>
>All you are doing in this case is putting another layer in front of the
>Tomcat HTTPd. I don't see a reason to do that when the Tomcat
>HTTPd works
>just fine. All you are gaining is the Apache module features (like
>mod_rewrite).
And mod_jk / ajp allow you to have one Apache HTTP server connected
to many Tomcat to do load-balancing and fault-tolerance. And it is
indispensable when your site grow......
