Setting up static media via apache vs webfaction's symbolic link app

0	I wanted to know what is the difference (in performance, resource utilization, etc) if i mention my media directory in apache's configuration vs setting up a symbolic link to static only application. apache media django asked 27 Jan '11, 10:21 aziz 11●4●7 accept rate: 0%

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I can't really quantify the difference in hard numbers - you would need to test it yourself to do that.

You'll definitely see an improvement in app performance and a reduction in memory usage, since it won't be doing the extra work of serving your static media.

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answered 27 Jan '11, 10:57

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