Re: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-10 Thread mod_perl
The idea to modify mod_proxy.c is probaly the most convenient solution. Instead of configure backend machine from the ProxyPass setting, you may specifically assign it to the one in the cookie, which takes only a few lines of code to change --- well, plus extra steps to handle the cookie.

Re: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-10 Thread Perrin Harkins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The idea to modify mod_proxy.c is probaly the most convenient solution. Instead of configure backend machine from the ProxyPass setting, you may specifically assign it to the one in the cookie, which takes only a few lines of code to change --- well, plus extra

Re: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-10 Thread mod_perl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But you're not accounting for the possibility of server failure on the backend. A proper load-balancer (including the open source ones and mod_backhand) would detect dead servers and handle the failover to another server. This is true. Then one has to ping the

lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-06 Thread Calbazana, Al
Title: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions Hello, I'd like to know if it is possible to use mod_proxy as a sticky session manager. Basically, I'd like to put mod_proxy behind the load balancer and allow the proxy servers to talk to the mod_perl servers. Unfortunately, the load

Re: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-06 Thread Paul Lindner
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 08:44:39AM -0400, Calbazana, Al wrote: Hello, I'd like to know if it is possible to use mod_proxy as a sticky session manager. Basically, I'd like to put mod_proxy behind the load balancer and allow the proxy servers to talk to the mod_perl servers. Unfortunately,

Re: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-06 Thread Perrin Harkins
Calbazana, Al wrote: I'd like to know if it is possible to use mod_proxy as a sticky session manager. It's possible in the sense that you could write a sticky session manager and glom it onto mod_proxy. It's certainly not there right now. If you just want a free load-balancer, take a look

Re: lame load balancer, mod_proxy, and sticky sessions

2002-09-06 Thread Perrin Harkins
Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote: On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Perrin Harkins wrote: Calbazana, Al wrote: I'd like to know if it is possible to use mod_proxy as a sticky session manager. It's possible in the sense that you could write a sticky session manager and glom it onto mod_proxy. It's certainly not