mod_proxy
mod_proxy is an optional module for the Apache HTTP Server.[1]
This module implements a proxy, gateway or cache for Apache. It implements proxying capability for AJP13 (Apache JServ Protocol version 1.3), FTP, CONNECT (for SSL), HTTP/0.9, HTTP/1.0, and (since Apache 1.3.23) HTTP/1.1. The module can be configured to connect to other proxy modules for these and other protocols.
One powerful feature of Apache is flexible virtual hosting—multiple virtual hosts on a single server. This is a convenient way to partition separate websites and applications. With mod_proxy it is possible to set various web framework-based applications up as virtual hosts as well.[2][3][4]
mod_proxy can help to improve LAMP security [5] or to strip SSL from HTTP requests.[6]
History
[edit]This module was experimental in Apache 1.1.x.[7]
As of Apache 1.2, mod_proxy stability was greatly improved.[8]
Since Apache 2.0, proxy features are divided into several modules in addition to mod_proxy: mod_proxy_http, mod_proxy_ftp, and mod_proxy_connect — moreover, caching is provided by mod_cache and related modules.[9]
Since Apache 2.2, mod_proxy_ajp and mod_proxy_balancer have been added as well.[10]
As of Apache 2.4, mod_proxy_fcgi was also added, to proxy FastCGI requests to another server, superseding mod_fcgid and mod_fastcgi. [11]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Homepage of mod_proxy for Apache 2.2
- ^ "Running CherryPy behind Apache using mod_proxy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ Single Django App behind multiple Apache Proxies
- ^ "Using web2py with Apache, mod_proxy, and mod_proxy_html". Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ Improve LAMP security with Apache Proxy's directive (mod_proxy)
- ^ "Strip SSL with Apache mod_proxy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ "The mod_proxy module was experimental in Apache 1.1.x". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "In Apache 1.2, mod_proxy stability was greatly improved". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ In Apache 2.0 proxy features are divided into several modules
- ^ In Apache 2.2 mod_proxy_ajp and mod_proxy_balancer added
- ^ mod_proxy_fcgi documentation
External links
[edit]- Apache module mod_proxy Archived 2009-10-10 at the Wayback Machine — for Apache 1.3.
- Apache module mod_proxy — for Apache 2.0.
- Apache module mod_proxy — for Apache 2.2.
- Apache module mod_proxy — for Apache 2.4.
- Apache module mod_proxy — for current Apache.