[Gluster-devel] Re : how does mod_glusterfs working ?

[mohan L]

 Dear All ,

I read about mod_glusterfs a module for Apache . I understand that 

mod_glusterfs is a module for apache-1.3.x written for efficient 
serving of files from glusterfs( i.e to speed up the access of files 
present on glusterfs). mod_glusterfs interfaces with glusterfs using 
APIs provided by libglusterfsclient library provided for glusterfs and 
hence can be used without FUSE (File System in User Space). FUSE 
involves context switches which are sometimes a bit too expensive for 
small files.mod_glusterfs , this is an apache module which lets you run 
the filesystem inside apache address space (in a seperate thread) which 
can greatly boost the performance of serving static files. Entire 
GlusterFS filesystem can be embedded into a web farm of Apache or 
Lighttpd web servers. This enables web requests to bypass kernel and 
access data directly.


still I am not clear about this module .  can you please explain ?

1). how does   mod_glusterfs is working ? So that i will get more view .

I want to know more about . Because  we are having small db files and also using Apache web server .  I am exporting db file to client machine .  where I have to use this module? whithout this module what is the issue? 


Thanks for your time

L . Mohan