RE: Asking for an Opionio on Apache & Tomcat or Just Apache

[Randy Layman <ra...@aswethink.com>]

	My opinion, and its just that, is that unless there is a compelling
reason to use Apache (like its superior speed in static content, logging
abilities, support of PHP/SSI/mod_perl/whatever, or ability to gracefully
handle very large loads), don't use it.  In most of today's systems, the
complexity is astounding.  Its easy to build a system using 5 to 10 levels
of software (including various OS levels), which increases the number of
points of failure.  Any time that you can decrease the number of levels in a
system you increase its speed (level communication is generally
inter-process communication or sockets) and decrease the number of points of
failure (in this sense, I mean software bugs).  Obviously, if Apache gets
you something that would be difficult, time consuming, or impossible to do
with Tomcat, use it.  But in general, I would advice to use the simplest
approach.

	I know this isn't the opinion you were looking for, but its what I
think is best.

	Randy


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Andreou [mailto:chrisa@strllc.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:27 PM
> To: 'tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org'
> Subject: Asking for an Opionio on Apache & Tomcat or Just Apache
> 
> 
> Dear forum, 
> 
> Please take a time to provide me with the following opinion. 
> I spend some
> time configuring Tomcat and Apache. Because of deadline 
> constaints and the
> fact that some allready developed code has been devloped 
> using only Tomcat
> as standalone, the prototype team is focusing on just using 
> Tomcat. Does
> anybody know if that approach is good? Personally I feel very 
> reluctant in
> following that approach, but I have to convence by team 
> leader why Tomcat by
> itself won't do the same work as Apache & Tomcat  together will. 
> 
> Any  opinions are wellcome
> 
> 
> Thanks
>