running nginx as a reverse proxy with apache

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Q1) Do I need mod_deflate running on apache? does it help in performance in anyway?

Q2) Do I need mod_cache running on apache if nginx is serving a static caching proxy?

<IfModule mod_cache.c>
CacheEnable disk http://website.com/
CacheIgnoreNoLastMod On
CacheMaxExpire 86400
CacheLastModifiedFactor 0.1
CacheStoreNoStore Off
CacheStorePrivate On
<IfModule mod_disk_cache.c>
CacheDefaultExpire 3600
CacheDirLength 3
CacheDirLevels 2
CacheMaxFileSize 640000
CacheMinFileSize 1
CacheRoot /opt/apicache
</IfModule>
</IfModule>

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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You don't need to run mod_deflate on apache, use compression of nginx instead. Secondly you can use caching of nginx instead of mod_cache on apache.

You can read up using the link below to get a better idea of nginx caching.

How to set up Nginx as a caching reverse proxy?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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answered Jan 20 '11 at 19:00

Sameer

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but an off question... wouldn't mod_deflate/cache running increase the performance of content passed to nginx? – John Jan 20 '11 at 19:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 27 '11 at 11:01

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If Nginx was doing gzip compression on the client's incoming connection, I would guess that the overhead of compression in Apache just to get the response back to Nginx would outweigh, or at least cancel out any gain.

answered Jan 27 '11 at 11:01

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