Will a Lisp dialect that works with Apache Tomcat?

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Is there an application server like Apache Tomcat that I can use with a Lisp like web language?

I've been playing a little bit with Arc/Anarki and Clojure lately. But what I really miss is something like mod_arc or mod_clojure for Apache. What I really miss is good Apache integration for a Lispy web language.

Both Arc and Clojure use their own built in webserver that you launch within your code. I want all the functionality, resiliency and scalability that Apache httpd gives me. Is anyone working on an Apache module for Arc or Clojure? Is there another Lisp like language that I can use with Apache?

I come from a background in PHP and Perl. But also have lots of experience in C and /bin/sh. Since when I started writing web apps I was using cgi-bin and stdin to C binaries.

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '09 at 17:44

You can set up a Clojure/Java HTTP server (Jetty, etc.) running on some port, then use Apache's mod_proxy to forward certain requests from Apache to Clojure on that port. Something like this in your Apache configs:

    ProxyPass /static !
    ProxyPass /cgi-bin !
    ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/

So Apache will send every request to your Clojure app on port 8080 except requests to things in /static and /cgi-bin, which Apache will handle itself.

Thanks for the straightforward answer. I might give this a try just as an experiment. — octopusgrabbus, Jul 14 '12 at 18:24

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 05 '11 at 06:19

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Maybe mod_lisp would work?

edited Nov 05 '11 at 06:19

Verbeia

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score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 14 '12 at 18:27

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Hunchentoot, a web server in/for Common Lisp, can also be used behind Apache, through mod_lisp2.

edited Jul 14 '12 at 18:27

octopusgrabbus

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answered Jun 18 '09 at 15:14

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This is pretty much the standard solution for Lisp web deployment; Hunchentoot running the app with Apache/Nginx/Lighttp/what-have-you out front handling the static content/SSL certs. – Inaimathi Jul 14 '12 at 22:00

score 6 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 12 '13 at 20:46

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Using Clojure and Compojure, you can generate WAR-archives that can be deployed in pretty much any Java EE-webserver (Jetty, Tomcat etc.).

edited Apr 12 '13 at 20:46

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 18 '09 at 14:24

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Clojure is a JVM language, so you should be able to set it up pretty much like any other Java app.

answered Jun 18 '09 at 14:24

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score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 18 '09 at 12:49

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Why not use CGI?

answered Jun 18 '09 at 12:49

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Will a Lisp dialect that works with Apache Tomcat?

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