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Apache 1.3 - Forward POST request

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  • 12-06-2006 10:31am
    #1
    GenericName
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I'm not sure if this is the most relevent forum but I'm guessing most of the knowledge is here.

    I'm configuring a server which has two versions of Apache running. Apache2 and 1.3. Apache2 just forwards everything on to Apache1.3 as somestimes I receive requests chunk encoded. Apache1.3 rejects chunk encoding.

    Now I have a situation where clients are sending POST requests to:
    http://testserver.blah.com/aaa

    But I want to forward the POST requests coming to the above URL to:
    http://testserver.blah.com/bbb

    The situation is made more complicated in that I must forward the POST requests only. The GET requests must not be forwarded away from /aaa for authentication reasons.

    Does anyone know how this can be done? mod_rewrite maybe?
    If anyone wants to reply with some info please bare in mind that I have very basic knowlede of HTTP and very limited experience configuring Apache.

    Cheers for the help if you have any!


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    utopian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 139 ✭✭utopian


    GenericName wrote:
    Now I have a situation where clients are sending POST requests to:
    http://testserver.blah.com/aaa

    But I want to forward the POST requests coming to the above URL to:
    http://testserver.blah.com/bbb

    If when you say "forward" you mean within Apache (i.e. no client redirect), then you could use mod_rewrite to do this (without the R flag). However, assuming that aaa/bbb are dynamic, why not let them act based on whether the request is GET or POST?
    GenericName wrote:
    The situation is made more complicated in that I must forward the POST requests only. The GET requests must not be forwarded away from /aaa for authentication reasons.

    You can use RewriteCond and $REQUEST_METHOD for this.

    (edited to change incorrect reference to Limit directive)


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    GenericName
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭GenericName


    utopian wrote:
    If when you say "forward" you mean within Apache (i.e. no client redirect)
    -Yep, this is what I want to do.

    utopian wrote:
    Assuming that aaa/bbb are dynamic
    -No aaa/bbb are static.

    utopian wrote:
    You can use RewriteCond and $REQUEST_METHOD for this.
    -Excellent. Thanks for your help. The GET vs POST was what I was most unsure of. Cheers.


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    GenericName
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭GenericName


    This is what I am including in the httpd.conf of Apache1.3:

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST
    RewriteRule /aaa http://127.0.0.1:8800/bbb/ [P]


    Can you tell me if this is correct?

    Cheers


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    #5
    GenericName
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭GenericName


    Problem solved!
    The RewriteRule needed to be placed in the Apache2 conf.
    Thanks again


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