This is not an option because the point of my using the proxy in this case is that I need to rewrite the URLs and content (with mod_proxy_html). The app server hosts at / and I need to translate it to a subdirectory /sub. On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yang Zhang <yanghatespam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Igor Cicimov <icicimov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Yang Zhang <yanghatespam@xxxxxxxxx> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I have: nginx (port 80) reverse-proxying to apache2 (port 88) >> >> reverse-proxying to a web app (port 5001). >> >> >> >> However, when the web app responds with a redirect like `Location: >> >> /foo`, apache2 rewrites this into `Location: >> >> http://host.com:88/sub/foo`, >> > >> > >> > Yes that's what reverse proxy is all about, it rewrites the Location >> > header >> > using ProxyPassReverseso it doesn't get bypassed in case of backend >> > server >> > redirection. >> >> nginx doesn't do the same rewrite from host.com:88 to host.com - I'd >> also be fine with a solution where nginx does this rewrite as well. >> >> > >> >> even though port 88 is publicly >> >> inaccessible. I'd like it to just redirect to the relative URL >> >> `Location: /sub/foo`. >> > >> > >> > So use a redirect then. Looks like reverse proxy is not applicable for >> > your >> > user case. >> >> What specifically do you mean when you suggest to "use a redirect"? >> Are you suggesting redirecting host.com:88 to host.com? That's not >> possible because port 88 is not (and should not be) publicly >> reachable. > > > I meant redirecting /notes/ to the backend using [P] flag if you like > instead of proxying it. > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Any ideas? >> >> >> >> My apache config (using mod_proxy_http, mod_proxy_html, >> >> mod_substitute): >> >> >> >> <Location /notes/> >> >> Allow from all >> >> ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:5001/ >> >> SetOutputFilter proxy-html >> >> ProxyPassReverse / >> >> ProxyHTMLURLMap / /notes/ >> >> RequestHeader unset Accept-Encoding >> >> AddOutputFilterByType SUBSTITUTE application/atom+xml >> >> Substitute "s|127.0.0.1:5001|host.com/notes|" >> >> </Location> >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Yang Zhang >> http://yz.mit.edu/ >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > -- Yang Zhang http://yz.mit.edu/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx