Simple Apache Proxying

By  on  

I was recently working with Apache and a service running on Kris Zyp's Persevere project (which is beyond awesome).  Persevere was pushing messages to my application which was running on Apache; the problem was that Persevere and Apache were running on different ports which technically made them cross-domain.  In order to make the server believe the web service was on the same domain/port, I needed to use Apache proxying.  I opened the conf/httpd.conf file and added the following magic to make that possible:

# Proxy requests to /data to persevere
ProxyPass /service http://localhost:8080/Status
ProxyPassReverse /service/ http://localhost:8080/Status
RewriteRule ^/service$ http://localhost:8080/Status$1 [P,L]

Now any reference to the directory "/Status" is proxied to the other port to receive the data!  Apache proxying is a huge boost to your web application if you can trust the other domain/port.

Recent Features

  • By
    Create a Sheen Logo Effect with CSS

    I was inspired when I first saw Addy Osmani's original ShineTime blog post.  The hover sheen effect is simple but awesome.  When I started my blog redesign, I really wanted to use a sheen effect with my logo.  Using two HTML elements and...

  • By
    JavaScript Promise API

    While synchronous code is easier to follow and debug, async is generally better for performance and flexibility. Why "hold up the show" when you can trigger numerous requests at once and then handle them when each is ready?  Promises are becoming a big part of the JavaScript world...

Incredible Demos

  • By
    Page Peel Effect Using MooTools

    Soh Tanaka release a great script back in May titled Simple Page Peel Effect with jQuery & CSS. The idea is that you place a "peel" image on the upper-right side of an element which, when hovered, "peels" open and peels close.

  • By
    Web Notifications API

    Every UI framework has the same set of widgets which have become almost essential to modern sites: modals, tooltips, button varieties, and notifications.  One problem I find is each site having their own widget colors, styles, and more -- users don't get a consistent experience.  Apparently the...

Discussion

  1. Not getting…. :-(

  2. I don’t remember for sure, but off the top of my head don’t you have to enable the proxy module as well?

  3. That’s one of the best uses for apache proxying I’ve seen! Awesome!

Wrap your code in <pre class="{language}"></pre> tags, link to a GitHub gist, JSFiddle fiddle, or CodePen pen to embed!