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Module for the apache webserver with which apache can be used as proxy server. With this module apache can act as a regular proxy, or as a reverse proxy for upstream servers.

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Apache Httpd Custom ErrorDocument 404 When ProxyPass returned 404

I have an Apache web server in front of another application server, using Proxy Pass. When the request to application returned error 404, I want to show custom error page from the web server not the one that come from application server. I have…
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setting up a basic mod_proxy virtual host

I'm trying to set up a basic virtual host to proxy all requests to test.local to a WEBrick server I have running on 127.0.0.1:8080 while keeping all requests to localhost going to my static files in /var/www. I'm running Ubuntu 10.04. I have…
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"No protocol handler valid for the URL" with httpd mod_proxy_balancer

I'm trying to set up failover for a reverse-proxied server with a localhost static copy of resources that would usually be served by a content management system. I've used wget to grab a static copy of the dynamic site for failover purposes. I've…
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Use apache as a HTTPS to HTTP Proxy

I'm trying to configure Apache on Centos 6 to proxy and reverse proxy traffic to an http server of a third party provider. The setup should work like this: https://mydomain.com/proxy/ proxies all trafic transparently…
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Understanding apache 2.4 mod_proxy_fcgi and RewriteRules in htaccess

We've recently switched one of our web servers to apache 2.4 and running PHP via php-fpm and mod_proxy_fcgi. Most everything works quite well, but there is one problem that I don't understand yet. One of our sites is running WordPress, which brings…
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How to configure mod_proxy to ProxyPass based on http vs https?

I have Apache Tomcat running with SSL enabled. I have Apache HTTP Server acting as a reverse proxy so my if users hit http://myserver/tomcat/ they are passed to http://myserver:8080. ProxyPass /tomcat/ http://myserver:8080/ ProxyPassReverse /tomcat/…
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Apache mod_proxy: forward secure websocket to non-secure

The websocket library I rely on (PHP-Websockets) does not yet support secure sockets (wss). My website is served over https though, so I cannot use insecure ws connections. I'm trying to use Apache's mod_proxy to forward the secure request that…
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Gunicorn behind apache link to localhost

I have a gunicorn serving a flask application behind Apache using mod_proxy. Gunicorn is on http://localhost:8080/. Let's say my server is on http://example.com/ Sometimes when I post an invalid link to my server (like forgetting the trailing),…
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Apache Reverse Proxy Java Application Server CLOSE_WAIT Connections

I've got Apache setup as a reverse proxy for a Java Application server (GlassFish) and I noticed there are about 100 connections in the state CLOSE_WAIT even on an idle development system: sudo netstat -n -e -p -a -t | grep httpd | grep CLOSE_WAIT…
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How to pass a request from one apache server to another

I have two Apache Servers with mod_proxy enabled. I want to know how to "pass the request" from "Apache Server A" to "Apache Server B" using the same port (80). In "server A" with internal ip: 192.168.0.5 I have configured DNS and I am also using it…
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ProxyPreserveHost on individual proxypass rules

I have two proxypass rules on my web host, one that points to a local varnish instance for caching purposes, which I want ProxyPreserveHost enabled for, and another that points to a third party hosted site, which I want ProxyPreserveHost disabled…
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Apache ProxyPass or ProxyPassMatch to exclude a file from proxying

I have a VirtualHost set to proxy all requests to another server running on port 9000. What I have : ProxyPass / http://localhost:9000/ ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:9000/ What I've tried : ! ProxyPass /test.html…
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How do I smoothly migrate a web server's DNS from one IP address to another?

I currently have a domain name registered for a Linux/Apache server that I am going to replace with another on a new IP address. Migrating the data will be relatively quick and a 5 minute disruption during that process is acceptable. The DNS…
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mod_deflate - Optimal configuration for most browsers

I was wondering if someone here could help me determine the optimal standard configuration for using mod deflate with Apache. Basically, mod_deflate recommends using the following configuration for getting started right away: Compress only a few…
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Rewriting 302 App Server ReDirect URLs with Apache Proxy in the Middle

I have an odd setup. It looks like this: Browser ----------> HTTPs Proxy ------> Apache HTTP -----> Tomcat AJP HTTPS HTTP AJP On the HTTPS proxy (a very dumb proxy), a URL comes in looking like https:…
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