> > Well, of course, directly to tomcat. Every link in the chain makes the > chain longer and heavier, but you generally cannot lock the gate with a > one-link chain. Apache and Tomcat will do some caching, so it may not > matter. > > Is Tomcat and Apache on the same physical machine? -- Yes Are there other things using Apache -> AJP -> Tomcat, or is this the only thing? -- This is the only thing nothing else What is the general traffic flow and security policy for your environment? -- 2500 hits / minute - no security policy it is an internal app > > My response is not so much about performance as it is opening Tomcat's > port directly to internet traffic. Is it OK to the actors of this > servlet to directly hit Tomcat's port... or will you have Tomcat listen > on port 80/443 directly? This is one thing i have heard from many what's the big deal in opening port 80 of app servers? any pointers > singh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Thanks for reply guys but i think i didnt put my question right ;( let >> me >> rephrase it : >> >> What is better in terms of response and resource utilisation when we >> have >> 2500 hits / min : >> >> 1. Directly on tomcat >> >> 2. Apache> AJP> tomcat >> >> Provided : >> Not static content to be served. >> >> >> >>> You can make the request directly to Tomcat. What port is Tomcat >>> listening on? Are you willing to open that port directly? Think about >>> who/what is accessing that servlet. They will need to know that port. >>> Is that OK? >>> >>> singh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> >>>> Any Suggestions please? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> We have a single servlet application very light weight. >>>>> >>>>> It is just like that servlet is called with some parameter and it >>>>> returns >>>>> some file from "n" number of files on local file system. >>>>> >>>>> It is an old application and some how it is having apache in front of >>>>> tomcat. >>>>> >>>>> What i am thinking is what is more expensive : >>>>> >>>>> 1. Request coming to worker MPM in apache> Request sent using AJP to >>>>> tomcat> >>>>> tomcat creates a new thread> serves back the request. ( if it is >>>>> right >>>>> ) >>>>> >>>>> 2. Request directly coming to tomcat> new thread spawned> request >>>>> served. >>>>> >>>>> Please not there is NO static content to be served. >>>>> >>>>> Is apache prefork or work MPM better in worker mgmt then tomcat ? >>>>> >>>>> Please suggest. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Singh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server >>>>> Project. >>>>> See for more info. >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server >>>> Project. >>>> See for more info. >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. >>> http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009 >>> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server >> Project. >> See for more info. >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don?t worry about storage limits. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage1_052009 --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx