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Re: Securing web site with redundancy ?
From: "Web Manager" <jburke () aea11 k12 ia us>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:39:13 -0500
We've done this on two layers. We run WebStar for our web server and it allows you to run Apache in the background. Same default Documents directory for both and voila, if Web* crashes Apache picks it up on the same machine. Likewise, by running mod_proxy on both web servers with identical WebStar/Apache setup we can load fail over with little difficulty. I've never tried to do this with any other application other than WebStar, you *shouldn't* be able to run 2 services on :80 like that but it works and does so consistently across multiple machines. Apache has to start first and then WebStar has to 'take over' :80. IF WebStar fails, Apache picks up without a hitch, I've clocked 3 second switch overs. Joshua --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Forensics Training at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Gain the in-demand skills of a certified computer examiner, learn to recover trace data left behind by fraud, theft, and cybercrime perpetrators. Discover the source of computer crime and abuse so that it never happens again. http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/InfoSecInstitute_security-basics_040817 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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