Apache Subdomain Root Queries

Question

Description

• The internal Tomcat server on which the webcam is listening on the 8080:
  
  "HTTP: // internal: 8080 / Foo-web service /"
  "Http: // internal: 8080 / foo site /"
  

• An external Apache server is proxy requests for a subdomain:
  
  "http://foo.domain.com/"

• Any subdomain root requests will be proxied to the foo-webapp website on Tomcat.

• Any other requests will be proxied in the appropriate path / webapp

Use Case A

• Inquiry:
  "http://foo.domain.com/index.html"
  

• Proxy to:
  "Http: // internal: 8080 / foo site / index.html"
  

Use Case B

• Inquiry:
  "http://foo.domain.com/webservice/listener.html?param1=foo¶m2=bar"
  

• Proxy to:
  "HTTP: // internal: 8080 / Foo-web service / listener.html param1 = Foo & param2 = bar"
  

VirtualHost Definition

• The current definition of a virtual host that satisfies use case B:

  <VirtualHost *:80> ServerName foo.domain.com ProxyRequests Off <Proxy *> Order deny,allow Allow from all </Proxy> ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/foo_error.log LogLevel warn CustomLog /var/log/apache2/foo_access.log combined # RewriteRules # ? # ProxyPass ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyPass / http://internal:8080/ ProxyPassReverse / http://internal:8080/ </VirtualHost> 

Attempt 1

  # RewriteRules RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^/(.*) http://internal:8080/foo-website/$1 [P] 

• Executing Example A Completed
• Error using Case B

Attempt 2

  # RewriteRules RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^/$ http://internal:8080/foo-website/$1 [P] 

• Case Study B Satisfied
• Case A is not fully satisfied
• Index.html is loaded in the foo-website, but not one of the files in the js, img or css folders.

Answer 1

ProxyPass rules are in order

  ProxyPass /webservice/ http://internal:8080/foo-webservice/ ProxyPassReverse /webservice/ http://internal:8080/foo-webservice/ ProxyPass /website/ http://internal:8080/foo-website/ ProxyPassReverse /website/ http://internal:8080/foo-website/ ProxyPass / http://internal:8080/foo-website/ ProxyPassReverse / http://internal:8080/foo-website/ 

There is no rewrite rule. Isn't that good enough?

Answer 2

I think you need to use the first attempt, but include the QSA flag (add query string) in square brackets at the end of each RewriteRule directive.

Answer 3

• I think that the problem with Attempt 2 (none of the files in the js, img or css folders were mapped) was a sign that my approach was wrong.

• My solution now is to redirect any requests to the root to the foo-website .

    <VirtualHost *:80> ServerName foo.domain.com ProxyRequests Off <Proxy *> Order deny,allow Allow from all </Proxy> ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/foo_error.log LogLevel warn CustomLog /var/log/apache2/foo_access.log combined # RewriteRules RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^/$ /foo-website/ [R] # ProxyPass ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyPass / http://internal:8080/ ProxyPassReverse / http://internal:8080/ </VirtualHost> 

• This is not what I originally wanted, but I think this is permission.