"Ruediger Pluem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> PR 38864 (http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38864)
> revealed that ProxyPass does not work inside LocationMatch if
> LocationMatch uses a regular expression (which might be a frequent
> use of it :-)). I helped the reporter by pointing him to a working
> mod_rewrite configuration that does what he needs.
>
Yup, I've known that for for some time now :).
> The question that remains to me is:
>
> Should we make ProxyPass aware of regular expressions, such
> that it works inside of a LocationMatch?
>
I'm mostly against it. It adds a lot of complexity that is more likely to
lead users to trying things that simply won't work. e.g.:
DirectoryIndex index.jsp index.html index.php
<LocationMatch *.jsp>
ProxyPass ajp://localhost:8009/
</LocationMatch>
Which will send all requests for an index page to Tomcat, even if there
isn't an index.jsp file present.
<disclaimer> My vote doesn't count on this list. I'm just a lurker.
</disclaimer>
> or
>
> should we just add a warning to the docs that ProxyPass does
> work inside of Location but not inside of LocationMatch?
>
> I am undecided. As I am used to mod_rewrite I do not miss RE for
> ProxyPass and from my feeling too much work needs to be done for
> too little gain, OTH it might be nice for people who do not want
> to use mod_rewrite for these comparable simple tasks.
>
My vote (non-binding) is to go with your gut feeling.
>
> Regards
>
> Rüdiger
>
