APACHE PROXYPASS

Practical

<SERVER>

1) Go to configuration file and in VH Section add “Redirect” directive:

               # vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

                              <VirtualHost 192.168.0.102:80>

                              ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com

                              DocumentRoot /opt/website_directory1

                              ServerName first.com

                              ProxyPass / http://third.com

                              ProxyPassReverse / http://third.com

                              DirectoryIndex index.php

                              ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log

                              CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common

                              </VirtualHost>

 

2) Reload the “httpd” service.

                              # /etc/init.d/httpd reload

 

<CLIENT>

1) Go to client i.e. Base Machine and open browser, type there

                              http://first.com

     (In browser you can see address of “first.com” but page of “third.com”)

 

 

Apache REDIRECT v/s Apache PROXYPASS

 

APACHE REDIRECT	APACHE PROXYPASS
1. Not Secure.	1. Secure.
2. Client knows the “Redirected page”.	2. Client doesn’t know the “Redirected page”.
3. No additional directive used.	3. “ProxyPassReverse” used.