Httpd mod proxy Installation

Internal

• httpd Configuration
• mod_proxy Concepts

Load the Modules

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so

For a list of required modules and an explanation of how they work together, see "mod_proxy Modules and How they Work Together" section.

Declare the Balancer Worker

ProxyPass / balancer://mycluster/ stickysessions=jsessionid|JSESSIONID nofailover=On

Trailing Slash

The trailing slash on the balancer URL (in this case "balancer://mycluster/") is important so that the URLs are properly resolved while being proxied. Note that without a training slash, if the "/example" is requested, the URL will become "balancer://myclusterexample". No such balancer exists, and the request will fail with a 500 response. With the trailing slash, it'd resolve as "balancer://mycluster/example", which will correctly locate the balancer.

Prevent Proxying for Certain URLs

In order to prevent proxying for certain URLs, additional ProxyPass directives can be specified as follows:

ProxyPass /this-wont-be-proxied !

ProxyPass and ProxyPassMatch rules are checked in the order in which they were specified in the configuration file, and the first rule match wins. That is why the declaration of the URLs for which we want to prevent proxying should be specified at the top of the list. For more details on ProxyPass processing order see:

ProxyPass Processing Order

Specify the Balancer Topology and Configuration

<Proxy balancer://mycluster>
    BalancerMember http://my-node1/ route=node1
    BalancerMember http://my-node2/ route=node2
</Proxy>