On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Igal @ getRailo.org <i...@getrailo.org> wrote:
> Chris, > > On 11/28/2014 6:26 AM, Christopher Schultz wrote: > > 4. Tomcat can server static content just as quickly as httpd. > > I remember that years ago it was recommended to front Tomcat with a web > server in order to serve static content. I understand from your > statement that this is not the case anymore. > > Were there any benchmark tests done for that? Any published sources > that can be cited? > Pid and I did some benchmarks for a talk we gave at SpringOne this year. Included in that are some basic tests serving up static files, NIO vs APR. We didn't test Tomcat vs HTTPD though. Results are on Github here. https://github.com/dmikusa-pivotal/s12gx-2014-fastest-servlets/blob/master/LoadTestResults/Results.md You can also run the tests yourself. All the config and everything that should be needed to set them up is in the Github project. Dan > > What about the overhead of session management for requests of static > content? Is there any overhead there as opposed to using an http server? > > Thanks, > > > Igal > >
