Is node.js behind Apache much slower than the node.js HTTP-server?

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Is this much slower than direct Access?

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule (.*) http://localhost:23232/$1 [P]

mekwall · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-28 20:06:36Z

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It wouldn't be much slower. It would only differ by the tiny fraction it takes for Apache to proxy your request which compared to the time it takes for Node.js to process your request is most likely even hard to measure.

However, you'd probably want to use ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse instead of a rewrite so that Apache acts as a real proxy instead.

answered Apr 28, 2012 at 20:06

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raxer Over a year ago

Is it right, that i can`t do ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse in .htaccess?

mekwall Over a year ago

@raxer: Yeah, they are only available in the server config. For the .htaccess you can use the rewrite.

raxer Over a year ago

Thank you. Question is answered.

astrien Over a year ago

Just for completeness sake, I found a nice writeup of getting node working with apache here. Not my blog, so I'm not self-promoting, and the use of proxyPass as Marcus said, is preferred.

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