Topic: How do i acheive this

[rajibbc]

I have an intranet application.
The application servers are distributed and there are 25 of them.

We have two domains 97.X.X.X and 10.X.X.X.

Communication between 97.X and 10.X is achievable via a proxy.
We have set up an Apache server on an windows box which is doing all the redirecting.

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With these backdrops what i want to acheive is the following.

1.User types the proxy url on the browser and depending on the name .. the proxy route it to corresponding application server.
-----This is already acheived using the following in the http.conf file
RedirectMatch /krnt2$ http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/view
RedirectMatch /krnt2/analysis(.*) http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/analysis$1


This ensures when user types http://97.253.7.230:8080/krnt2 the application server is hit at http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/view and every thing goes smooth.

2. With the above in picture.. the requirements are

a> that the browser url in this process changes to http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/view .. which is not desired .. I want to have http://97.253.7.230:8080/krnt2.. in the browser url .

b>Since users in 10.X can directly reach the application server at http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/view.. what i want is depending upon the IP of the user if the url change in the browser can be directed .


I am a newbie .. I have the apress book of mod_rewrite with me.

Any insight onto it will be highly appreciated.

Cheers /Rajib

[bentogoa]

sound like you need reverse proxy.

Search this site for "reverse proxy" or google it.

[rajibbc]

Thanks for the reply..

I have read through reverse proxy...

I also felt proxypassreverse may solve ny case of url in browser..

But could't solve it though...

need some handholding...

[James Blond]

Please post what you tried with reverse proxy.

[rajibbc]

my conf file now looks this way
with the proxypassreverse dierctive added
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RewriteEngine On

RedirectMatch /krnt2$ http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/view
RedirectMatch /krnt2/analysis(.*) http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/analysis$1

ProxyPassReverse /krnt2/ http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/
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Still my url in broswer window shows http://10.184.105.188:4002/huaweigsm_data/view

but i expect http://97.253.7.230:8080//krnt2

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any lead.. will be highly appreciated

BR/rajib