Very interesting! Could a generic "tiny CGI" be written for all interpreters such as PHP, Perl, Python or must we write separate ones for each? How much of the job does your MidWare code do? Is it commercial or free like ICS?
Best Regards, SZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francois Piette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ICS support mailing" <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [twsocket] Process pooling for CGI > You may then consider the "tiny CGI" concept. > You create a very small CGI which load very fast (you can build one being > less than 150KB and maybe > even less than 100KB and still doing useful things). > This CGI would load the DLL which would do the real work. > If you manage to also load the same DLL from your server, then the DLL > will remains always in memory > (DLL is shared by all executables provided the load address is compatible > with all executables). > Instaed of a DLL, you may make the CGI a gateway to your server (or > another one), using any IPC you > like. That's the concept used by MidWare WebTechnology and his CGIGate > module. > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Author of ICS (Internet Component Suite, freeware) > Author of MidWare (Multi-tier framework, freeware) > http://www.overbyte.be > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fastream Technologies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "ICS support mailing" <twsocket@elists.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:08 PM > Subject: Re: [twsocket] Process pooling for CGI > > >> Hello, >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Francois Piette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "ICS support mailing" <twsocket@elists.org> >> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [twsocket] Process pooling for CGI >> >> >> >> Is this possible? I want to keep the PHP-cgi.exe process loaded in >> >> memory >> >> for fast execution. Or is this what ISAPI can only do? >> > >> > Yes, ISAPI is the way to go. ISAPI is just a DLL and stay in memory >> > until >> > you unload it. >> >> ISAPI is good for ASP but PHP is _not_ thread safe according to php.net. >> What we need is a way to speed up CGI and the only possible way seems to >> be >> "process pooling" but this is a term I have just made up! Is there such >> technique? Is there a way to freeze and reinstate a process after a >> request >> is answered? I think it would be revolutionary! >> >> Best Regards, >> >> SZ >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list >> please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket >> Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
