Re: MOD L33T INFORMATION ONLY WORKS ON APACHE 1 NOT APACHE 2 ETC

& if any one can make it work on apache 2 post here also "Mark Clarkstone" <mark.clarkstone@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:20030622195928.8419.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Links Don't work (Site Dead) > > > mod_l33t v1.0---- > > A fast, dynamic and limited virtual hosting module for Apache 1.3.x > > This module has been tested on RedHat Linux 7.2 and Windows XP. > > View the INSTALL file for instructions on how to install and configure > mod_l33t. > > ---------------- > > Why does this module exist? > > Apache's virtual hosting is both slow and memory intensive. On the server > at L33T.ca, with 6000 virtual hosts, each Apache thread used 64 MB of > memory, and it took apache about 20 seconds to start up. *Each virtual host > took up about 10.5 kB of memory*. Reloading was just as hellish - if even > one virtual host was changed the server would have to be reloaded, taking up > to 20 seconds as well. In addition, Apache often served pages slowly > (probably due to the fact that there were 40 of those Apache death-threads > running at any given moment). Our server was dying horribly, crashing every > few days because of the ridiculous memory usage. > > This module, while castrating the functionality of virtual hosts, makes > virtual hosting fast and memory efficient. The server starts up instantly, > pages are served instantly, and *each virtual host now takes up about 0.3 kB > of memory*. With 6000 virtual hosts each apache thread now uses 2.3 MB of > memory. > > Our hosted users have noticed the massive stability and speed increase, and > are benefiting from it greatly. > > If you need virtual hosting for just file redirection and user/group setting > for suexec, I suggest you give apache virtual hosting the ol' boot and try > out mod_l33t. It's done wonders for L33T.ca. > > ---------------- > > Does this module really do virtual hosting? > > It's better to think of this module as a file redirection layer that also > sets the User + Group for suexec, cuz that's all it really is at the moment. > mod_l33t perfectly suits the needs of L33T.ca web-hosting, so it could be > useful elsewhere. > > In the future if there's a demand, this module could better replicate the > functionality of virtual hosting at a fraction of the memory cost and with > increased performance. > > ---------------- > > What makes this module so "dynamic"? > > The module configuration file is read in every time it is modified. So you > just edit the config file and the module will reload the configuration file > automatically. No server restart/reload! The configuration loads in just > milliseconds and is unnoticeable. > > ---------------- > > How is this module "limited virtual hosting"? > > At L33T.ca we needed only the following directives for an effective virtual > host: > > ServerName > User > Group > DocumentRoot > Alias > > The User and Group directives are neccessary for running scripts securely > (suexec). The ServerName, DocumentRoot, and Alias directives are neccessary > for pointing Apache to the right file. > > --------------- > > Compatibility-wise, are virtual hosts in this module as good as a true > apache virtual host? > > Hell no... for one thing, this module doesn't do real virtual hosting. For > an example of poor compatibility, take cgiwrap: we found that mod_l33t > doesn't work with cgiwrap; however, in combination with suexec this module > has cgiwrap's functionality. mod_l33t is largely untested, so its > compatibility with other modules is unknown. > > > --------------- > --------------- > > Contact: > > Post your bug reports, problems and questions in the L33T.ca support forums > > http://forums.l33t.ca > > --------------- > > Credits: > > **L33T Kr3w** > - DethPigeon > - Mr.Oreo > > http://www.L33T.ca > > >