[COLUG] Apache mod_cache

Pat Collins pat at linuxcolumbus.com
Fri Nov 16 07:36:34 EST 2007


On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:22:37 +1100, Duane <duane at e164.org> wrote :

> Travis Sidelinger wrote:
> > Anyone currently using Apache mod_cache?
> 
> I'm guessing you are trying to cope with a lot of hits per second to
> dynamic images that update every x seconds/minutes, wouldn't you be
> better off handling the dynamic update either via a cron job directly on
> the server or via a http call.
> 
> Not to mention there are less resource hogging bits of software out
> there that can also do cache/proxy functionality, eg lighttpd.
> 

Or nginx http://nginx.net

Pat



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