> From: Daniel Blumenthal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Apache + Tomcat, Tomcat only handles JSP in localhost > > The reason I'm currently using Apache+Tomcat is that I had > heard that Tomcat was significantly slower at serving static > files (.css, .gif, .js, etc.). Is this no longer the case?
It is no longer the case. Peter Lin did some comparisons of the Tomcat 5.0.9 and 5.5.4 levels versus Apache httpd 1.3.3 and 2.0.50: http://tomcat.apache.org/articles/benchmark_summary.pdf 5.5.x is noticeably faster than 5.0.x, which itself is faster than 4.x; avoiding the complexity of front-ending Tomcat would seem to be not only prudent, but beneficial. There are certainly situations where using httpd in front of Tomcat does make sense (e.g., simple load balancing for a cluster), but static content performance no longer appears to be one of them. Properly configuring both Tomcat and the JVM is, of course, critical in obtaining optimum performance. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
