[COLUG] Apache mod_cache

[Travis Sidelinger]

To download the images via a cron job, we'd have to re-write existing apps. I was hoping for a simpler solution.

Plus, I was hoping to use Apache because it's already installed and running throughout the environment.

I'll look into lighttpd and nginx.


This should work,

Duane 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.
>