On 2011-03-10 15:40:29 +1300, Amos Jeffries wrote: > On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:49:12 -0300, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote: > >Hi, I'm new to Squid and have a problem I think could be solved by > >the > >proxy. > > > >I have to Apache servers, Server "A" is on a local network, and > >Server > >"B" is in a remote place accessible by Internet. Both servers are > >running a CGI script that > >serves documents when called like "/mycgi?DocID=1234". > > > >Server "A" has only new documents, say maximum two weeks old, and > >Server > >"B" has all documents, new and old. > > > >I would like to know, if through Squid, I can do this: > > > >1) The user asks for a document using > >http://<SERVER-A>/mycgi?DocID=1234 > >2) Squid redirects the request to the Apache server running on the > >local > >network. > >3a) If the document is found, then Squid simply return it to the > >caller. > >3b) If the document is not found, then Squid redirects the request to > >Server B (remote), and Apache in Server B returns the document to > >Squid, > >and it to the client caller. > > > >Can Squid solve this kind of problems? does anyone knows an Open > >Source > >solution? > > This is what proxies do. Core business as the phrase goes. > > http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Reverse/MultipleWebservers > http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/cache_peer > > > Amos Thanks Amos. I found a configuration that seems to do exactly what I need. -- Leonardo M. Ramé Medical IT - Griensu S.A. Av. Colón 636 - Piso 8 Of. A X5000EPT -- Córdoba Tel.: +54(351)4246924 +54(351)4247788 +54(351)4247979 int. 19 Cel.: +54(351)5394365
