Re: Disconnect database connection after idle timeout

Yes, it has nothing to do with the version of mod_perl. It's a general
technique for any HTTP application server.

- Perrin

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, John Dunlap <[email protected]> wrote:

> That link is from the mod_perl 1.x documentation. Is this information
> still valid in mod_perl 2.x?
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Perrin Harkins <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, it's an HTTP proxy. It handles sending out the bytes to remote
>> clients, so that your mod_perl server doesn't have to. A popular
>> high-performance choice these days is nginx.
>>
>> There's some discussion of why to use a front-end proxy here:
>> http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/strategy.html
>>
>> - Perrin
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Xinhuan Zheng <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi Perrin,
>>>
>>>  I don’t quite understand what you mean by setting up a front-end
>>> proxy. What would you expect this “proxy” do? Does it take HTTP request?
>>>
>>>  Thanks,
>>> - xinhuan
>>>
>>>   From: Perrin Harkins <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 12:50 PM
>>> To: Xinhuan Zheng <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: Dr James Smith <[email protected]>, mod_perl list <
>>> [email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: Disconnect database connection after idle timeout
>>>
>>>    On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Xinhuan Zheng <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Having another tier (like DBD::Gofer) looks like really messy in
>>>> infrastructure plus it’s not certain who is going to maintain that module’s
>>>> quality.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd only recommend trying it after you set up a front-end proxy, tune
>>> your mod_perl configuration, and use any Oracle tools available to you.
>>>
>>>  - Perrin
>>>
>>
>>
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