On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Neal Richter<nrichter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Here's a problem I'd like to solve. Configure apache to receive a > request and proxy/forward it off to a backend app server (tomcat) .. > wait a specified period of time .. and no response is received send > back a static file or a return code like 204. There is a ProxyTimeout directive that allows you to set a timeout to proxy requests. That combined with an ErrorDocument ought to do it. Eg. ProxyTimeout 300 ErrorDocument 504 /errorpages/504.html krist -- krist.vanbesien@xxxxxxxxx krist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Bremgarten b. Bern, Switzerland -- A: It reverses the normal flow of conversation. Q: What's wrong with top-posting? A: Top-posting. Q: What's the biggest scourge on plain text email discussions? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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