Author: markt
Date: Wed Mar  4 13:57:21 2015
New Revision: 1663995

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1663995
Log:
Fix https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56058
Add some links to the AccessLogValve to pages on how to configure Tomcat / 
reverse proxies to log the desired information in the access log.

Modified:
    tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/valve.xml

Modified: tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/valve.xml
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/valve.xml?rev=1663995&r1=1663994&r2=1663995&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/valve.xml (original)
+++ tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/config/valve.xml Wed Mar  4 13:57:21 2015
@@ -339,6 +339,15 @@
     appends the values of the <code>Referer</code> and <code>User-Agent</code>
     headers, each in double quotes, to the <code>common</code> pattern.</p>
 
+    <p>When Tomcat is operating behind a reverse proxy, the client information
+    logged by the Access Log Valve may represent the reverse proxy, the browser
+    or some combination of the two depending on the configuration of Tomcat and
+    the reverse proxy. For Tomcat configuration options see
+    <a href="#Proxies_Support">Proxies Support</a>. For reverse proxies that
+    use mod_jk, see the <a
+    
href="http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/generic_howto/proxy.html";>generic
+    proxy</a> docmentation. For other reverse proxies, consult their
+    documentation.</p>
   </subsection>
 
 </subsection>



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