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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com> on 2012/02/28 15:32:27 UTC

[users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache

Hello,

I would like to implement following configurations in Apache web server:

	1. Static content switching (forwarding) of files in Apache to lightweight web servers -> Servers like thttpd/lightttpd
	2. Responce should be return directly by those lightweight web servers.


Waiting of your prompt responce.

Thank you
Anam

Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache

Posted by Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com>.
I think forwarding a request from Apache will not create any overhead.

If I use mod_proxy then how could i verify that response is return by the lightweight webserver (thttpd)


Waiting for reply

Regards,
Anam



________________________________
 From: Jaco Kroon <ja...@uls.co.za>
To: users@httpd.apache.org 
Sent: Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 14:14
Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache
 

H Anam,

I'm with Tom on this one.  The additional processing required in
    order to "forward" the request most likely far outweighs the
    "lightweight" benefit of using a lightweight server.  I would
    recommend doing this the other way round if you would like to do
    this, so lightttpd receives the request, if it's static, serve it,
    if not, forward to apache.  That way round you might actually get a
    benefit from using one of the lightweight http servers.

Kind Regards,
Jaco

On 29/02/12 11:08, Anam Ali Khan wrote: 
Thank you Tom for your reply.
>
>
>I don't want to serve static content from Apache, i want to forward those requests to lightweight web servers and they should be capable to serve those content.
>
>
>
>________________________________
> From: Tom Evans <te...@googlemail.com>
>To: users@httpd.apache.org; Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com> 
>Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 19:54
>Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache
> 
>On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would like to implement following configurations in
            Apache web server:
>>
>> Static content switching (forwarding) of files in
            Apache to lightweight web
>> servers -> Servers like thttpd/lightttpd
>> Responce should be return directly by those lightweight
            web servers.
>>
>
>mod_proxy will do that.
>
>http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html
>
>Apache is quite capable of serving files from disk though,
            why not just let it?
>
>Cheers
>
>Tom
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Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache

Posted by Jaco Kroon <ja...@uls.co.za>.
H Anam,

I'm with Tom on this one.  The additional processing required in order 
to "forward" the request most likely far outweighs the "lightweight" 
benefit of using a lightweight server.  I would recommend doing this the 
other way round if you would like to do this, so lightttpd receives the 
request, if it's static, serve it, if not, forward to apache.  That way 
round you might actually get a benefit from using one of the lightweight 
http servers.

Kind Regards,
Jaco

On 29/02/12 11:08, Anam Ali Khan wrote:
> Thank you Tom for your reply.
>
> I don't want to serve static content from Apache, i want to forward 
> those requests to lightweight web servers and they should be capable 
> to serve those content.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Tom Evans <te...@googlemail.com>
> *To:* users@httpd.apache.org; Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 19:54
> *Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Anam Ali Khan <anamalikhan@yahoo.com 
> <ma...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to implement following configurations in Apache web server:
> >
> > Static content switching (forwarding) of files in Apache to 
> lightweight web
> > servers -> Servers like thttpd/lightttpd
> > Responce should be return directly by those lightweight web servers.
> >
>
> mod_proxy will do that.
>
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html
>
> Apache is quite capable of serving files from disk though, why not 
> just let it?
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
>
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Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache

Posted by Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com>.
Thank you Tom for your reply.

I don't want to serve static content from Apache, i want to forward those requests to lightweight web servers and they should be capable to serve those content.


________________________________
 From: Tom Evans <te...@googlemail.com>
To: users@httpd.apache.org; Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 19:54
Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache
 
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to implement following configurations in Apache web server:
>
> Static content switching (forwarding) of files in Apache to lightweight web
> servers -> Servers like thttpd/lightttpd
> Responce should be return directly by those lightweight web servers.
>

mod_proxy will do that.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html

Apache is quite capable of serving files from disk though, why not just let it?

Cheers

Tom

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Re: [users@httpd] Static content switching in Apache

Posted by Tom Evans <te...@googlemail.com>.
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Anam Ali Khan <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to implement following configurations in Apache web server:
>
> Static content switching (forwarding) of files in Apache to lightweight web
> servers -> Servers like thttpd/lightttpd
> Responce should be return directly by those lightweight web servers.
>

mod_proxy will do that.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html

Apache is quite capable of serving files from disk though, why not just let it?

Cheers

Tom

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