Apache Query- RewriteRule

[vivek aggarwal <vicky007aggarwal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

 

I h've observed that i am able to redirect from apache to Tomcat Application without using  "ProxyPass" attribute.

 

I just used  the following rewrite rule in place of     "ProxyPass /abc  http://localhost:8080/kdah "

 

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RewriteRule ^/$ http://localhost:8080/kdah

 

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Does that mean we can use rewrite rules in case we need to do redirect to tomcat or other applications in place of "ProxyPass" ????

 

Please help me in understanding the basic difference between rewrite rule & Proxy Pass property with regards to redirection

 

thanks in advance for your help

vicky