Set header in apache if it doesn't already exist

Question

I have a proxy that is injecting some headers but I want to modify it so it only sets the headers if they are not already present:

<Location /api>    
    RequestHeader set MY_HEADER "value"

    ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:8000/api
    ProxypassReverse http://127.0.0.1:8000/api
</Location>

Is this possible?

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '15 at 19:42

In Apache 2.4.7, x86_64, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

I have found that this works

RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-For "127.0.0.1"

works all day long. However if one tries to use a dynamic value,

RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-For "%{REMOTE_ADDR}e"

does not work. I have found that you need the help of mod_rewrite to harvest the value. My configuration now looks like this, and it works.

RewriteRule . - [E=noxff:%{REMOTE_ADDR}] RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-For "%{noxff}e"

I know it is stoopid, but it works.

MLu · Answer 2 · 2013-07-03T22:12:58.670

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How about something like:

RequestHeader set X-My-Header "value" expr="req('X-My-Header')==''"

Consult http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/expr.html for more info about the expr= syntax.

Edit: In Apache 2.2 you should be able to do this:

SetEnvIf X-My-Header "" no_my_header
RequestHeader set X-My-Header "value" env=no_my_header

edited Jul 03 '13 at 22:12

answered Jul 03 '13 at 10:00

MLu

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I seem to be having some problems with that in apache 2.2.24. Is it just a 2.4 thing? – Hobozilla Jul 03 '13 at 15:16
Doesn't appear to exist in Apache 2.2. – Michael Hampton Jul 03 '13 at 17:31
See my edits above for Apache 2.2. – MLu Jul 03 '13 at 22:13
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For some reason it doesn't like "" as a regular expression but ^$ seemed to do the trick. – Hobozilla Jul 04 '13 at 07:53

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 29 '15 at 01:07

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Apache 2.4.7

Header setifempty Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"

Apache 2.2.4 below

Header append Access-Control-Allow-Origin ""
Header edit Access-Control-Allow-Origin "^$" "*"

edited Jul 29 '15 at 01:07

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answered Jul 28 '15 at 19:38

Kangur

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The solution for Apache 2.2.4 and below listed here `Header append Access-Control-Allow-Origin ""` `Header edit Access-Control-Allow-Origin "^$" "*"` may have a side effect of appending `, ` to a non-empty header value because it's how `append` action works. It's the case, at least, in Apache 2.4.6. – Artem Shafranov Feb 08 '21 at 17:00

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 08 '21 at 16:55

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The following should be an equivalent to RequestHeader setIfEmpty in Apache versions <=2.4.6 (where setIfEmpty action is not supported):

RequestHeader set MY_HEADER "value" "expr=-z %{req:MY_HEADER}"

answered Feb 08 '21 at 16:55

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Set header in apache if it doesn't already exist

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