----- "Elmar Sternath (NSN - DE/Munich)" <elmar.sternath@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > We use Apache 2.2.16 as a reverse proxy on both UNIX and Windows > environment (by use of mod_proxy). In both environments, we have > trouble when uploading big files (size 10 MB, upload time from client > to proxy approx. 40 sec.) to the proxied backend application in 40 Seconds seems strange. Have you already changed any time-outs? > Internet. We already figured out that the problem only occurs when t > he upload time from client to proxy is long enough (i.e. if we upload > the same file from Intranet, it takes only 10 sec. and then it works > properly) and when the file is big enough (for 1 MB files it works > properly). Furthermore, if we bypass the proxy an d upload the same > file directly to the backend application, it works properly also. > > The Apache error log tells us the following: > > APR does not understand this error code: proxy: pass request body > failed to 127.0.0.1:50000 (localhost) https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=proxy%3A+pass+request+body+failed Joy... > This message is clear ly understandable, my question now is, how can > we analyze what â s going wrong here?? Obviously, we â re facing some > kind of miscommunication between the proxy and the backend > application. Are there any timing/sizing parameters we can change? mod_proxy's ProxyPass has a MYRIAD of options: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass I've been told on a number of occasions that the defaults aren't necessarily suited best for everybody's needs. Tweak them, making one change at a time, observe the change, document your success and failures here. > Thanks in advance for your good ideas! > > Elmar o/~ i -- Igor GaliÄ Tel: +43 (0) 664 886 22 883 Mail: i.galic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx URL: http://brainsware.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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