On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Andrew Ho wrote: > I want to simplify my configuration in two ways. I'd prefer not to > maintain two sets of VirtualHost configuration data, and I'd like it if > the block that proxies .pl files to the backend proxy not be replicated > per VirtualHost.
With the details you provided the best advice, as others have given, is mod_macro or making the httpd.conf from a template. I usually do the latter. If you added more details, for example a sample httpd.conf for the proxy and the backend it would be easier to help. Do you use 2.0 for the proxy? http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypreservehost is often helpful. "RewriteOptions inherit" might also help simplify your configuration. > The conceptual behavior I want, is for <FilesMatch "\.pl$"> to be proxied > by the backend server, and everything else by the frontend. I've tried > many combinations which don't work, which I can post if it's relevant... Please do. :-) [...] > Does anybody have a pointer to a setup that looks like this? Maybe I am completely misunderstanding the problem, but a guess would be something like the following in the proxy: ProxyPreserveHost yes RewriteRule ^/(.*\.pl) http://localhost:1234/$1 [P] <virtualhost _default_> ServerName foo.example.com RewriteEngine on RewriteOptions inherit </virtualhost> <virtualhost _default_> ... - ask -- ask bjoern hansen, http://www.askbjoernhansen.com/ !try; do();
