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mod_proxy is an optional module for the Apache HTTP Server.

This module implements a proxy, gateway or cache for Apache. It implements proxying capability for AJP13 (Apache JServ Protocol version 1.3), FTP, CONNECT (for SSL), HTTP/0.9, HTTP/1.0, and (since Apache 1.3.23) HTTP/1.1. The module can be configured to connect to other proxy modules for these and other protocols.

One powerful feature of Apache is flexible virtual hosting—multiple virtual hosts on a single server. This is a convenient way to partition separate websites and applications. With mod_proxy it is possible to set various web framework-based applications up as virtual hosts as well.

mod_proxy can help to improve LAMP security or to strip SSL from HTTP requests.

History

This module was experimental in Apache 1.1.x.

As of Apache 1.2, mod_proxy stability was greatly improved.

Since Apache 2.0, proxy features are divided into several modules in addition to mod_proxy: mod_proxy_http, mod_proxy_ftp, and mod_proxy_connect — moreover, caching is provided by mod_cache and related modules.

Since Apache 2.2, mod_proxy_ajp and mod_proxy_balancer have been added as well.

As of Apache 2.4, mod_proxy_fcgi was also added, to proxy FastCGI requests to another server, superseding mod_fcgid and mod_fastcgi.

See also

• Some general purpose Apache modules
• Some programming language interfaces for Apache

Notes

1. Homepage of mod_proxy for Apache 2.2
2. "Running CherryPy behind Apache using mod_proxy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
3. Single Django App behind multiple Apache Proxies
4. "Using web2py with Apache, mod_proxy, and mod_proxy_html". Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
5. Improve LAMP security with Apache Proxy's directive (mod_proxy)
6. "Strip SSL with Apache mod_proxy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
7. "The mod_proxy module was experimental in Apache 1.1.x". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
8. "In Apache 1.2, mod_proxy stability was greatly improved". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
9. In Apache 2.0 proxy features are divided into several modules
10. In Apache 2.2 mod_proxy_ajp and mod_proxy_balancer added
11. mod_proxy_fcgi documentation

External links

• Apache module mod_proxy Archived 2009-10-10 at the Wayback Machine — for Apache 1.3.
• Apache module mod_proxy — for Apache 2.0.
• Apache module mod_proxy — for Apache 2.2.
• Apache module mod_proxy — for Apache 2.4.
• Apache module mod_proxy — for current Apache.

• Web server software
• Apache httpd modules