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Modify the http.conf File for Apache Reverse Proxy Server

A reverse proxy server acts on behalf of incoming requests to a company's internal network as opposed to outgoing requests from a private network to the Internet. When a request for a resource is received by a reverse proxy server, the request is directed to a server behind the firewall, as opposed to redirecting the request to a remote server over the Internet.

To successfully implement a reverse proxy solution, modify the http.conf file by adding ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse directives.

The ProxyPass directive allows remote servers to be mapped to the space of the local server. The local server essentially mirrors the specified remote server.

• The ProxyPass directive takes the following form:

  ProxyPass path URL

  The path is the name of the local virtual path, and the URL is a partial URL for the remote server. For example:

  ProxyPass /realma/ http://server.myorg.org/realma/

• The ProxyPassReverse directive allows Apache to adjust the Location header on the HTTP redirect responses. This directive takes the following form:

  ProxyPassReverse path URL

  The path is the name of the local virtual path, and the URL is a partial URL for the remote server. For example:

  ProxyPassReverse /realma/ http://server.myorg.org/realma/