apache 2 web server question but as a front to atg on JBoss

[u13]

Red hat ES Linux comes with apache web server but the version is 2.0.
Latest apache web server version is 2.2.1x

Has anybody used httpd rpm that comes with RHEL or shall we build our
own ?

Thoughts ?

Thanks,
u13

[Michael Fasosin]

Hi,

Strongly suggest you build yours and ensure you remove thing you don't
need at compile time. Also ensure you never have gcc or any other
compiler for that matter on your webserver boxes



Michael Fasosin
Email: mic...@spindriftgroup.com
Web: http://www.spindriftgroup.com
Mobile: +447883089345

[u13]

Thanks for response.

This is exactly what I am trying to understand.
All the modules are shared libraries anyway so would it not be better
to use RHEL apache web server as it allows to load modules dynamically
vs having everything statically compiled.

Thoughts ?

On Jan 10, 11:47 am, Michael Fasosin <mich...@spindriftgroup.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Strongly suggest you build yours and ensure you remove thing you don't  
> need at compile time. Also ensure you never have gcc or any other  
> compiler for that matter on your webserver boxes
>
> Michael Fasosin

> Email: mich...@spindriftgroup.com

> Web:http://www.spindriftgroup.com
> Mobile: +447883089345
>

> On 10 Jan 2009, at 03:19, u13 <mandeepbha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>
>
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> > Red hat ES Linux comes with apache web server but the version is 2.0.
> > Latest apache web server version is 2.2.1x
>
> > Has anybody used httpd rpm that comes with RHEL or shall we build our
> > own ?
>
> > Thoughts ?
>
> > Thanks,

> > u13- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

[russel...@mac.com]

Either compiled in or shared libraries work pretty much the same.
Agree with Michael on the security aspects. It may therefore be easier
to get it in a trusted binary distro, and fall back to building it
yourself on a box with the same arch and copying those files over as a
last resort.
I primarily use Debian so apt provides binary distros.

Also, you may want to look at 2.2, especially if you want to use any
kind of webserver caching. I have written a document on load balancing
on 2.2 (on debian, but will work the same for RHEL), which takes
advantage of 2.2's updated proxy modules, using mod_proxy_ajp/
mod_proxy_balancer, here:
http://developer.sparkred.com/confluence/display/ATGDC/Load+Balancing+ATG+instances+on+jBoss+via+Apache+mod_proxy

Have done this a couple times on client sites, and it has some
noticeable performance improvements over the old 2.0/mod_jk setup.