Why Use apache

["Skinner, Dallas M" <da...@eds.com>]

Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a standalone
mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?

Thanks

Dallas Skinner

Re: Why Use apache

[Martin Mauri <mm...@profesi.com.ar>]

It depends on which are the other servers...I'd sugeest using Tomcat-Apache.

> If I have all my static html and graphics loading off of other servers, is
> there any reason to use Apache with Tomcat? Is the combination more stable
> or is performance better with both running?
>
> thanks
>
> -dave
>
> At 11:00 AM 5/2/2001, Ronan Derby wrote:
> >tomcat isn't as good as apache at serving static html files and images.
> >also, with apache up and running you can do other stuff like execute cgi
> >scripts and so on.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Skinner, Dallas M [mailto:dallas.skinner@eds.com]
> >Sent: 02 May 2001 15:48
> >To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
> >Subject: Why Use apache
> >
> >
> >Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a
standalone
> >mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Dallas Skinner

RE: Why Use apache

["David M. Rosner" <da...@recommend-it.com>]

If I have all my static html and graphics loading off of other servers, is 
there any reason to use Apache with Tomcat? Is the combination more stable 
or is performance better with both running?

thanks

-dave

At 11:00 AM 5/2/2001, Ronan Derby wrote:
>tomcat isn't as good as apache at serving static html files and images.
>also, with apache up and running you can do other stuff like execute cgi
>scripts and so on.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Skinner, Dallas M [mailto:dallas.skinner@eds.com]
>Sent: 02 May 2001 15:48
>To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
>Subject: Why Use apache
>
>
>Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a standalone
>mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?
>
>Thanks
>
>Dallas Skinner

Re: Why Use apache

[Nick Christopher <nw...@visionics.com>]

Is there a way to append a URL to the FAQ to every mail to the list?


"Skinner, Dallas M" wrote:

> Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a standalone
> mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dallas Skinner

RE: Why Use apache

[Doug Fields <df...@interpage.net>]

>tomcat isn't as good as apache at serving static html files and images.
>also, with apache up and running you can do other stuff like execute cgi
>scripts and so on.

That said, I use it as a standalone web and servlet server. The primary 
drawback then becomes:

It does NOT keep logs like a "real" webserver. There is nothing to show 
traffic or which is amenable to analysis.

So, for a small site which doesn't care about logs, it's great and a lot 
easier to install, configure, and maintain than in combination with Apache.

Doug

Re: Why Use apache

[Peter Davison <pd...@channelwave.com>]

In a word: "speed".

Tomcat is a java application, which runs in a JVM and because of this it runs
fairly slowly.
Apache is (AFAIK) written in C and runs native, and therefore is a lot 
faster.

P.

On Wed, 2 May 2001 09:48:24 -0500 
"Skinner, Dallas M" <da...@eds.com> wrote:

RPD> Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a standalone
RPD> mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?
RPD> 
RPD> Thanks
RPD> 
RPD> Dallas Skinner

Re: Why Use apache

[Martin Mauri <mm...@profesi.com.ar>]

tomcat-apache-howto.html


> Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a
standalone
> mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dallas Skinner

RE: Why Use apache

[Ronan Derby <ro...@puca.ie>]

tomcat isn't as good as apache at serving static html files and images.
also, with apache up and running you can do other stuff like execute cgi
scripts and so on.

-----Original Message-----
From: Skinner, Dallas M [mailto:dallas.skinner@eds.com]
Sent: 02 May 2001 15:48
To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: Why Use apache


Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a standalone
mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?

Thanks

Dallas Skinner

Re: Why Use apache

[Milt Epstein <me...@uiuc.edu>]

On Wed, 2 May 2001, Skinner, Dallas M wrote:

> Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a
> standalone mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?

Well, it's been asked many times, so you can check the archives for
answers.  But basically, Apache is more reliable, more robust, faster,
more flexible, more configurable, etc.  If you're only doing
JSP/servlet stuff, then maybe it would make sense to use Tomcat
standalone, but in general, I think it's much better to use it in
conjunction with Apache (or some web server).

Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
mepstein@uiuc.edu

RE: Why Use apache

[Mike Braden <mi...@nc.rr.com>]

This is a confusing part of Tomcat.

You definitely do not need Apache to use Tomcat.  It works
great by itself (and is easier to use that way).

You would add Apache into the mix for several reasons:

* You want to do something other than Java - Perl, PHP, etc.
* You are already running apache and you want to use Java
* Apache is faster at serving static content (tuned for performance)
  and your site has a heavy amount of traffic for static content
* You don't want to run Tomcat as root to be on port 80.  You
  are concerned about security
* You have a heavy load and want to have more than 1 Tomcat server
  i.e. load balancing multiple TC's behind Apache

Mike.
--
Mike Braden
mikeb@nc.rr.com
mikeb@mwbinc.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Skinner, Dallas M [mailto:dallas.skinner@eds.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 10:48 AM
To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: Why Use apache


Excuse me if this question is obvious.  If Tomcat can be run in a standalone
mode, why should it be used in conjunction with apache?

Thanks

Dallas Skinner