On 8/11/05, Anthony Browne <aabrowne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The reason I need to proxy with mod_proxy after a rewrite is > because I need to check and see if the request can be satisfied from > our static cache of mirrored sites using mod_rewrite's -s and -d > flags. If the request cannot be satisfied from the filesystem, the > request must be rewritten again back to normal and proxied to the > remote host. We want it to appear to the user as though they are > receiving the request from the actual server and to have it > reflect as much in the users address bar. > This works for most requests that require an actual proxy, but > it does not work for those sites requiring basic, NTLM, or https > authentication. We're not concerned with https because our server > won't support it, but we do need basic and NTLM to work. When using > ProxyRequests on, this works with all three forms of authentication, > but the rewrite rules are skipped. > The ideal situation would be to rewrite and use ProxyRequests > on in the event of an actual proxy, rather than with the [P] flag. > It appears that the [P] flag only has limited access to mod_proxy's > functionality. > So, this is why we need to do this. Our server is complicated > and pretty unconventional. I can elaborate further about the goal > and intent of our server if necessary. Ah. So your problem is that you are trying to do a forward proxy, whereas the [P] flag of mod_rewrite creates a reverse proxy (like the ProxyPass directive). I've never played much with forward proxies, so I can't really help you here. I don't know whether or not it is possible to manipulate forward proxy requests with mod_rewrite. I'd tend to doubt it. One idea would be to look at mod_cache and mod_disk_cache rather than trying to role your own cache with mod_rewrite. Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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