Apache2::CondProxy - Intelligent reverse proxy for missing resources
Version 0.17
# httpd.conf PerlFixupHandler Apache2::CondProxy PerlSetVar ProxyTarget http://another.host/ PerlSetVar RequestBodyCache /tmp PerlSetVar MatchScheme on
This module performs the logic required to achieve what is implied by the following Apache configuration:
# httpd.conf RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-U RewriteRule (.*) http://another.host$1 [P,NS]
Which says if I can't respond to a given request, try another.host. Unfortunately, the architecture of mod_rewrite, as well as the design of Apache's handler model itself, prohibits this. In the first case, all RewriteCond directives are evaluated after the associated RewriteRule. In the second, the response code is initialized to 200 and remains that way until it is changed, most likely by a response handler which never gets run. This confluence of behaviour makes the above configuration not do what we imagine it would.
RewriteCond
RewriteRule
200
This module works by running the request all the way through in a subrequest. Before doing so, a filter is installed to trap the subrequest's response. If the response is unsuccessful, specifically if it is a 403 or 404, the filter disposes of the error body, and the request is forwarded to the proxy target. The proxy URI scheme is matched to the original request URI scheme, so make sure you have SSLProxyEngine on.
403
404
SSLProxyEngine on
If a proxy response contains a Location header, and its host is the same as the proxy target, that header will be rewritten to point to the source host.
Location
Configuration directives are currently carried out using PerlSetVar. Yep, I know. Consider them provisional. You will almost certainly need to reconfigure this module with proper Apache directives by the time I get to 0.20.
PerlSetVar
ProxyTarget http://some.other.site/
This is the prefix of the location where requests go when they can't be served by the site where the request was originated. Note the path of the original request is appended relative to the path of this URI, as if its initial / was pruned off, so craft this URI accordingly.
/
RequestBodyCache /tmp/cond-proxy
In order to work with request content (e.g. POST, PUT), we have to stash it somewhere so we can replay it into the pipe. This means the contents of this directory are potentially sensitive. So if you're going to put it in /tmp, make sure to at least make it only readable to the server. Or you can have this module do that automatically, just make sure it can write to the parent.
POST
PUT
/tmp
MatchScheme on
This will cause the URI scheme in proxy requests (and Location headers from proxied responses) to match that of the originating request, be it http or https.
http
https
RemoteFirst on
This will try to serve the resource at ProxyTarget first and then the local resource in case the remote resource responds with a 404. Note: Under the hood, this still checks the local resource first, due to a limitation of mod_proxy's handling of subrequests.
ProxyTarget
mod_proxy
Dorian Taylor, <dorian at cpan.org>
<dorian at cpan.org>
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-apache2-filterfun at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Apache2-CondProxy. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
bug-apache2-filterfun at rt.cpan.org
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Apache2::CondProxy
You can also look for information at:
RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Apache2-CondProxy
AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
http://annocpan.org/dist/Apache2-CondProxy
CPAN Ratings
http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Apache2-CondProxy
Search CPAN
http://search.cpan.org/dist/Apache2-CondProxy/
Copyright 2013 Dorian Taylor.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
To install Apache2::CondProxy, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Apache2::CondProxy
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Apache2::CondProxy
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.