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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Pulkit Singhal <pu...@gmail.com> on 2005/12/23 21:51:58 UTC
How to forward external-ip-facing requests from ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
Hello Everyone,
I have successfully configured Apache to forward requests to my Tomcat
instance. But it does so...only for requests whose IP resolves to 127.0.0.1
If I try to access a page through apache server (that's actually on tomcat)
with the outside-facing-ip of my computer it fails.
For example:
1) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:666/blah/serveMe.html" FAILS with a
404 (apache does not forward properly)
2) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:8080/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS
(tomcat seems to be ok when it gets the request directly, so it has to be a
forwarding failure by apache in the previous case)
3) URL: "http://my.domain.com:666/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS (I have "
my.domain.com" mapped to "127.0.0.1" in my windows' hosts file)
4) URL: "http://localhost:666/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS
I think this happens because the 1st request (the one with the outside
facing ip) is not forwarded to Tomcat by apache.
a) The apache error logs show that Apache is trying to look for the page in
the wrong place
b) The access logs ofcourse show a 404 because it can't find the page to
serve
Now, I have read a few threads and been on a few forums and apparently my
worker.properties file is supposed to be as simple as this:
------------------------
worker.list=ajp13
worker.ajp13.port=8009
worker.ajp13.host=my.domain.com
worker.ajp13.type=ajp13
-----------------------
I also tried putting my outside-facing-ip and localhost as values for "
worker.ajp13.host" but it didn't seem to make any difference at all.
In that case I must ask all of you:
Question 1: How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat? If it is not done in
workers.properties...then where is it handled?
Question 2: Or am I wrong and it is actually handled by workers.properties?
Even then, how?
Thanks in advance to all those who answer and all those who take the time to
read this.
Cheers,
- Pulkit
RE: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
Posted by Daniel Blumenthal <da...@wordchamp.com>.
Pulkit,
I don't have any experience with WinServer (strictly a Linux man), but if it
works... Also, it was my understanding (last time I checked) that no one's
maintaining the old jk connector code - possibly because your method is now
the recommended way? I don't know.
Good luck!
Daniel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pulkit Singhal [mailto:pulkitsinghal@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 6:29 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List; daniel@wordchamp.com
> Subject: Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from
> ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> Firstly, Thank you for your response.
>
> Secondly, I must confess that I failed to grasp some of it
> due to my ignorance of Unix. I understood the overall idea
> but found myself scared/hesitant in implementing it as I'm
> using Win Server 2003. I'm a bit perplexed by the contents
> you said I could add to workers2.properties as I was not
> aware that fields were acceptable in such format. May be its
> the type of connector you are using or maybe its just my lack
> of experience/knowledge.
>
> I did find a soulution of ***sorts** which I would like to
> share with all of you so that you may comment/bash on its
> weaknesses/lamenesses thus helping me in finding a better one:
>
> *sigh* I just:
>
> a) Removed the "127.0.0.1 my.server.com" mapping from the
> hosts file.
>
> b) Added another Virtual Host to my server.xml
> file...resulting in something like this:
>
> <!-- Define the default virtual host -->
> <Host name="localhost" ...>
> <Listener
> className="org.apache.jk.config.ApacheConfig"
>
> modJk="c:/apps/apache/apache2/modules/mod_jk-
> apache-2.0.55.so" />
> </Host>
>
> <!-- Define the hack virtual host for external-facing-ip
> requests>
> <Host name="my.server.com" ...>
> <Listener
> className="org.apache.jk.config.ApacheConfig"
>
> modJk="c:/apps/apache/apache2/modules/mod_jk-
> apache-2.0.55.so" />
> </Host>
>
> c) This happened to do the job, as now the file that Tomcat
> was auto-generating for use by Apache had some lines that
> accounted for the proper forwarding of external-facing-ip
> requests as well :) These were not there earlier and the file
> I speak of is "tomcat_home\conf\auto\mod_jk.conf" )
>
> d) I still feel a bit jilted because my solution seems
> repetitive...there are 2 virtual hosts that are located in
> the exact same place and to top it off they have the same
> listeners inside them. They are identical in every aspect.
> I HAD tried entering <Alias>my.server.com</Alias> under the
> localhost virtual-host but that did not seem to do the job...
> so I settled for having this repitition.
>
> Do let me know of your thoughts on this...
>
> Cheers,
> - Pulkit
>
> On 12/25/05, Daniel Blumenthal <da...@wordchamp.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've set up my system so that Apache handles all requests, and
> > forwards to the servlet when the path is www.mysite.com/myservlet/*.
> >
> > Following are my installation notes.
> > (note that there's a slightly newer version of the JK connector)
> >
> > % tar zxf jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-src-current.tar.gz
> > % cd jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-2.0.2-src/jk/native2
> > % ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
> > % make
> > % su
> > % cp ../build/jk2/apache2/mod_jk2.so /usr/local/apache/modules % cp
> > ../build/jk2/apache2/jkjni.so /usr/local/apache/modules
> >
> > make sure that httpd owns the apache directory
> >
> > tomcat/server.xml: make sure that the following connector
> is uncommented:
> > <Connector
> className="org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Connector" port="8009"
> > minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" acceptCount="10" debug="0"/>
> >
> > create a "workers2.properties" file in
> /usr/local/apache/conf with the
> > following contents:
> > [logger]
> > level=DEBUG
> > [shm]
> > file=/usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
> > size=1048576
> > [channel.socket:localhost:8009]
> > info=Ajp13 forwarding over socket
> > tomcatId=localhost:8009
> > [uri:/myservlet/*]
> > context=/myservlet
> >
> > % touch /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm % chown httpd
> > /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm % chgrp httpd
> > /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
> >
> > add the following line to /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
> > LoadModule jk2_module modules/mod_jk2.so
> >
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pulkit Singhal [mailto:pulkitsinghal@gmail.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 1:12 PM
> > > To: Tomcat Users List
> > > Subject: Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from
> > > ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Thank you for the suggestion :)
> > > I will give it a shot but I am really too deep into my
> setup to be
> > > doing any big changes or something new! So while I try to
> google and
> > > learn more about setting up mod_proxy, I would really
> appreciate if
> > > someone can tell me:
> > >
> > > How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> > > outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat through JK connector?
> > >
> > > This should be something pretty standard for anyone who has ever
> > > moved Tomcat from a local testing env. (localhost) to a
> production
> > > env. (real ip) ...right?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > - Pulkit
> > >
> > > On 12/23/05, devlists@hanik.com <de...@hanik.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > use mod_proxy, much easier, and in our tests has proven
> to scale
> > > > better, and you will wanna look for a directive called
> > > > ProxyHostPreserve so that request.getServerName returns
> the right
> > > > name, then the IP address will be stored in x-forwarded-for
> > > header in
> > > > the HTTP request.
> > > >
> > > > Filip
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have successfully configured Apache to forward
> requests to my
> > > > > Tomcat instance. But it does so...only for requests whose IP
> > > > > resolves to
> > > > > 127.0.0.1
> > > > >
> > > > > If I try to access a page through apache server (that's
> > > actually on
> > > > > tomcat)
> > > > > with the outside-facing-ip of my computer it fails.
> > > > >
> > > > > For example:
> > > > > 1) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> > > FAILS with
> > > > a
> > > > > 404 (apache does not forward properly)
> > > > >
> > > > > 2) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:8080/blah/serveMe.html"
> > > SUCCEEDS
> > > > > (tomcat seems to be ok when it gets the request directly,
> > > so it has
> > > > > to
> > > > be
> > > > > a
> > > > > forwarding failure by apache in the previous case)
> > > > >
> > > > > 3) URL: "http://my.domain.com:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> > > SUCCEEDS (I
> > > > have
> > > > > "
> > > > > my.domain.com" mapped to "127.0.0.1" in my windows'
> hosts file)
> > > > >
> > > > > 4) URL: "http://localhost:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> > > SUCCEEDS
> > > > >
> > > > > I think this happens because the 1st request (the one
> with the
> > > > > outside facing ip) is not forwarded to Tomcat by apache.
> > > > > a) The apache error logs show that Apache is trying to
> > > look for the
> > > > > page in the wrong place
> > > > > b) The access logs ofcourse show a 404 because it
> can't find the
> > > > > page to serve
> > > > >
> > > > > Now, I have read a few threads and been on a few forums and
> > > > > apparently
> > > > my
> > > > > worker.properties file is supposed to be as simple as this:
> > > > > ------------------------
> > > > > worker.list=ajp13
> > > > > worker.ajp13.port=8009
> > > > > worker.ajp13.host=my.domain.com
> > > > > worker.ajp13.type=ajp13
> > > > > -----------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > I also tried putting my outside-facing-ip and localhost
> > > as values for "
> > > > > worker.ajp13.host" but it didn't seem to make any
> > > difference at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > In that case I must ask all of you:
> > > > > Question 1: How do I go about configuring apache to
> forward the
> > > > > outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat? If it is not done in
> > > > > workers.properties...then where is it handled?
> > > > > Question 2: Or am I wrong and it is actually handled by
> > > > > workers.properties?
> > > > > Even then, how?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance to all those who answer and all those
> > > who take the
> > > > time
> > > > > to
> > > > > read this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > - Pulkit
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
Posted by Pulkit Singhal <pu...@gmail.com>.
Hi Daniel,
Firstly, Thank you for your response.
Secondly, I must confess that I failed to grasp some of it due to my
ignorance of Unix. I understood the overall idea but found myself
scared/hesitant in implementing it as I'm using Win Server 2003. I'm a bit
perplexed by the contents you said I could add to workers2.properties as I
was not aware that fields were acceptable in such format. May be its the
type of connector you are using or maybe its just my lack of
experience/knowledge.
I did find a soulution of ***sorts** which I would like to share with all of
you so that you may comment/bash on its weaknesses/lamenesses thus helping
me in finding a better one:
*sigh* I just:
a) Removed the "127.0.0.1 my.server.com" mapping from the hosts file.
b) Added another Virtual Host to my server.xml file...resulting in something
like this:
<!-- Define the default virtual host -->
<Host name="localhost" ...>
<Listener className="org.apache.jk.config.ApacheConfig"
modJk="c:/apps/apache/apache2/modules/mod_jk-
apache-2.0.55.so" />
</Host>
<!-- Define the hack virtual host for external-facing-ip
requests>
<Host name="my.server.com" ...>
<Listener className="org.apache.jk.config.ApacheConfig"
modJk="c:/apps/apache/apache2/modules/mod_jk-
apache-2.0.55.so" />
</Host>
c) This happened to do the job, as now the file that Tomcat was
auto-generating for use by Apache had some lines that accounted for the
proper forwarding of external-facing-ip requests as well :)
These were not there earlier and the file I speak of is
"tomcat_home\conf\auto\mod_jk.conf" )
d) I still feel a bit jilted because my solution seems repetitive...there
are 2 virtual hosts that are located in the exact same place and to top it
off they have the same listeners inside them. They are identical in every
aspect.
I HAD tried entering <Alias>my.server.com</Alias> under the localhost
virtual-host but that did not seem to do the job... so I settled for having
this repitition.
Do let me know of your thoughts on this...
Cheers,
- Pulkit
On 12/25/05, Daniel Blumenthal <da...@wordchamp.com> wrote:
>
> I've set up my system so that Apache handles all requests, and forwards to
> the servlet when the path is www.mysite.com/myservlet/*.
>
> Following are my installation notes.
> (note that there's a slightly newer version of the JK connector)
>
> % tar zxf jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-src-current.tar.gz
> % cd jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-2.0.2-src/jk/native2
> % ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
> % make
> % su
> % cp ../build/jk2/apache2/mod_jk2.so /usr/local/apache/modules
> % cp ../build/jk2/apache2/jkjni.so /usr/local/apache/modules
>
> make sure that httpd owns the apache directory
>
> tomcat/server.xml: make sure that the following connector is uncommented:
> <Connector className="org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Connector" port="8009"
> minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" acceptCount="10" debug="0"/>
>
> create a "workers2.properties" file in /usr/local/apache/conf with the
> following contents:
> [logger]
> level=DEBUG
> [shm]
> file=/usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
> size=1048576
> [channel.socket:localhost:8009]
> info=Ajp13 forwarding over socket
> tomcatId=localhost:8009
> [uri:/myservlet/*]
> context=/myservlet
>
> % touch /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
> % chown httpd /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
> % chgrp httpd /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
>
> add the following line to /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
> LoadModule jk2_module modules/mod_jk2.so
>
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pulkit Singhal [mailto:pulkitsinghal@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 1:12 PM
> > To: Tomcat Users List
> > Subject: Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from
> > ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thank you for the suggestion :)
> > I will give it a shot but I am really too deep into my setup
> > to be doing any big changes or something new! So while I try
> > to google and learn more about setting up mod_proxy, I would
> > really appreciate if someone can tell me:
> >
> > How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> > outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat through JK connector?
> >
> > This should be something pretty standard for anyone who has
> > ever moved Tomcat from a local testing env. (localhost) to a
> > production env. (real ip) ...right?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > - Pulkit
> >
> > On 12/23/05, devlists@hanik.com <de...@hanik.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > use mod_proxy, much easier, and in our tests has proven to scale
> > > better, and you will wanna look for a directive called
> > > ProxyHostPreserve so that request.getServerName returns the right
> > > name, then the IP address will be stored in x-forwarded-for
> > header in
> > > the HTTP request.
> > >
> > > Filip
> > >
> > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I have successfully configured Apache to forward requests to my
> > > > Tomcat instance. But it does so...only for requests whose IP
> > > > resolves to
> > > > 127.0.0.1
> > > >
> > > > If I try to access a page through apache server (that's
> > actually on
> > > > tomcat)
> > > > with the outside-facing-ip of my computer it fails.
> > > >
> > > > For example:
> > > > 1) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> > FAILS with
> > > a
> > > > 404 (apache does not forward properly)
> > > >
> > > > 2) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:8080/blah/serveMe.html"
> > SUCCEEDS
> > > > (tomcat seems to be ok when it gets the request directly,
> > so it has
> > > > to
> > > be
> > > > a
> > > > forwarding failure by apache in the previous case)
> > > >
> > > > 3) URL: "http://my.domain.com:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> > SUCCEEDS (I
> > > have
> > > > "
> > > > my.domain.com" mapped to "127.0.0.1" in my windows' hosts file)
> > > >
> > > > 4) URL: "http://localhost:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> > SUCCEEDS
> > > >
> > > > I think this happens because the 1st request (the one with the
> > > > outside facing ip) is not forwarded to Tomcat by apache.
> > > > a) The apache error logs show that Apache is trying to
> > look for the
> > > > page in the wrong place
> > > > b) The access logs ofcourse show a 404 because it can't find the
> > > > page to serve
> > > >
> > > > Now, I have read a few threads and been on a few forums and
> > > > apparently
> > > my
> > > > worker.properties file is supposed to be as simple as this:
> > > > ------------------------
> > > > worker.list=ajp13
> > > > worker.ajp13.port=8009
> > > > worker.ajp13.host=my.domain.com
> > > > worker.ajp13.type=ajp13
> > > > -----------------------
> > > >
> > > > I also tried putting my outside-facing-ip and localhost
> > as values for "
> > > > worker.ajp13.host" but it didn't seem to make any
> > difference at all.
> > > >
> > > > In that case I must ask all of you:
> > > > Question 1: How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> > > > outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat? If it is not done in
> > > > workers.properties...then where is it handled?
> > > > Question 2: Or am I wrong and it is actually handled by
> > > > workers.properties?
> > > > Even then, how?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance to all those who answer and all those
> > who take the
> > > time
> > > > to
> > > > read this.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > - Pulkit
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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RE: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
Posted by Daniel Blumenthal <da...@wordchamp.com>.
I've set up my system so that Apache handles all requests, and forwards to
the servlet when the path is www.mysite.com/myservlet/*.
Following are my installation notes.
(note that there's a slightly newer version of the JK connector)
% tar zxf jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-src-current.tar.gz
% cd jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-2.0.2-src/jk/native2
% ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
% make
% su
% cp ../build/jk2/apache2/mod_jk2.so /usr/local/apache/modules
% cp ../build/jk2/apache2/jkjni.so /usr/local/apache/modules
make sure that httpd owns the apache directory
tomcat/server.xml: make sure that the following connector is uncommented:
<Connector className="org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Connector" port="8009"
minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" acceptCount="10" debug="0"/>
create a "workers2.properties" file in /usr/local/apache/conf with the
following contents:
[logger]
level=DEBUG
[shm]
file=/usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
size=1048576
[channel.socket:localhost:8009]
info=Ajp13 forwarding over socket
tomcatId=localhost:8009
[uri:/myservlet/*]
context=/myservlet
% touch /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
% chown httpd /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
% chgrp httpd /usr/local/apache/logs/jk2.shm
add the following line to /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
LoadModule jk2_module modules/mod_jk2.so
I hope this helps.
Daniel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pulkit Singhal [mailto:pulkitsinghal@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 1:12 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from
> ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for the suggestion :)
> I will give it a shot but I am really too deep into my setup
> to be doing any big changes or something new! So while I try
> to google and learn more about setting up mod_proxy, I would
> really appreciate if someone can tell me:
>
> How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat through JK connector?
>
> This should be something pretty standard for anyone who has
> ever moved Tomcat from a local testing env. (localhost) to a
> production env. (real ip) ...right?
>
> Thanks,
> - Pulkit
>
> On 12/23/05, devlists@hanik.com <de...@hanik.com> wrote:
> >
> > use mod_proxy, much easier, and in our tests has proven to scale
> > better, and you will wanna look for a directive called
> > ProxyHostPreserve so that request.getServerName returns the right
> > name, then the IP address will be stored in x-forwarded-for
> header in
> > the HTTP request.
> >
> > Filip
> >
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > I have successfully configured Apache to forward requests to my
> > > Tomcat instance. But it does so...only for requests whose IP
> > > resolves to
> > > 127.0.0.1
> > >
> > > If I try to access a page through apache server (that's
> actually on
> > > tomcat)
> > > with the outside-facing-ip of my computer it fails.
> > >
> > > For example:
> > > 1) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> FAILS with
> > a
> > > 404 (apache does not forward properly)
> > >
> > > 2) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:8080/blah/serveMe.html"
> SUCCEEDS
> > > (tomcat seems to be ok when it gets the request directly,
> so it has
> > > to
> > be
> > > a
> > > forwarding failure by apache in the previous case)
> > >
> > > 3) URL: "http://my.domain.com:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> SUCCEEDS (I
> > have
> > > "
> > > my.domain.com" mapped to "127.0.0.1" in my windows' hosts file)
> > >
> > > 4) URL: "http://localhost:666/blah/serveMe.html"
> SUCCEEDS
> > >
> > > I think this happens because the 1st request (the one with the
> > > outside facing ip) is not forwarded to Tomcat by apache.
> > > a) The apache error logs show that Apache is trying to
> look for the
> > > page in the wrong place
> > > b) The access logs ofcourse show a 404 because it can't find the
> > > page to serve
> > >
> > > Now, I have read a few threads and been on a few forums and
> > > apparently
> > my
> > > worker.properties file is supposed to be as simple as this:
> > > ------------------------
> > > worker.list=ajp13
> > > worker.ajp13.port=8009
> > > worker.ajp13.host=my.domain.com
> > > worker.ajp13.type=ajp13
> > > -----------------------
> > >
> > > I also tried putting my outside-facing-ip and localhost
> as values for "
> > > worker.ajp13.host" but it didn't seem to make any
> difference at all.
> > >
> > > In that case I must ask all of you:
> > > Question 1: How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> > > outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat? If it is not done in
> > > workers.properties...then where is it handled?
> > > Question 2: Or am I wrong and it is actually handled by
> > > workers.properties?
> > > Even then, how?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance to all those who answer and all those
> who take the
> > time
> > > to
> > > read this.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > - Pulkit
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
Posted by Pulkit Singhal <pu...@gmail.com>.
Hi,
Thank you for the suggestion :)
I will give it a shot but I am really too deep into my setup to be doing any
big changes or something new! So while I try to google and learn more about
setting up mod_proxy, I would really appreciate if someone can tell me:
How do I go about configuring apache to forward the outside-facing-ip
requests to Tomcat through JK connector?
This should be something pretty standard for anyone who has ever moved
Tomcat from a local testing env. (localhost) to a production env. (real ip)
...right?
Thanks,
- Pulkit
On 12/23/05, devlists@hanik.com <de...@hanik.com> wrote:
>
> use mod_proxy, much easier, and in our tests has proven to scale better,
> and you will wanna look for a directive called ProxyHostPreserve so that
> request.getServerName returns the right name,
> then the IP address will be stored in x-forwarded-for header in the HTTP
> request.
>
> Filip
>
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > I have successfully configured Apache to forward requests to my Tomcat
> > instance. But it does so...only for requests whose IP resolves to
> > 127.0.0.1
> >
> > If I try to access a page through apache server (that's actually on
> > tomcat)
> > with the outside-facing-ip of my computer it fails.
> >
> > For example:
> > 1) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:666/blah/serveMe.html" FAILS with
> a
> > 404 (apache does not forward properly)
> >
> > 2) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:8080/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS
> > (tomcat seems to be ok when it gets the request directly, so it has to
> be
> > a
> > forwarding failure by apache in the previous case)
> >
> > 3) URL: "http://my.domain.com:666/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS (I
> have
> > "
> > my.domain.com" mapped to "127.0.0.1" in my windows' hosts file)
> >
> > 4) URL: "http://localhost:666/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS
> >
> > I think this happens because the 1st request (the one with the outside
> > facing ip) is not forwarded to Tomcat by apache.
> > a) The apache error logs show that Apache is trying to look for the page
> > in
> > the wrong place
> > b) The access logs ofcourse show a 404 because it can't find the page to
> > serve
> >
> > Now, I have read a few threads and been on a few forums and apparently
> my
> > worker.properties file is supposed to be as simple as this:
> > ------------------------
> > worker.list=ajp13
> > worker.ajp13.port=8009
> > worker.ajp13.host=my.domain.com
> > worker.ajp13.type=ajp13
> > -----------------------
> >
> > I also tried putting my outside-facing-ip and localhost as values for "
> > worker.ajp13.host" but it didn't seem to make any difference at all.
> >
> > In that case I must ask all of you:
> > Question 1: How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> > outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat? If it is not done in
> > workers.properties...then where is it handled?
> > Question 2: Or am I wrong and it is actually handled by
> > workers.properties?
> > Even then, how?
> >
> > Thanks in advance to all those who answer and all those who take the
> time
> > to
> > read this.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > - Pulkit
> >
>
>
>
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Re: How to forward external-ip-facing requests from
ApacheHTTPServer to Tomcat?
Posted by de...@hanik.com.
use mod_proxy, much easier, and in our tests has proven to scale better,
and you will wanna look for a directive called ProxyHostPreserve so that
request.getServerName returns the right name,
then the IP address will be stored in x-forwarded-for header in the HTTP
request.
Filip
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have successfully configured Apache to forward requests to my Tomcat
> instance. But it does so...only for requests whose IP resolves to
> 127.0.0.1
>
> If I try to access a page through apache server (that's actually on
> tomcat)
> with the outside-facing-ip of my computer it fails.
>
> For example:
> 1) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:666/blah/serveMe.html" FAILS with a
> 404 (apache does not forward properly)
>
> 2) URL: "http://12.34.56.78:8080/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS
> (tomcat seems to be ok when it gets the request directly, so it has to be
> a
> forwarding failure by apache in the previous case)
>
> 3) URL: "http://my.domain.com:666/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS (I have
> "
> my.domain.com" mapped to "127.0.0.1" in my windows' hosts file)
>
> 4) URL: "http://localhost:666/blah/serveMe.html" SUCCEEDS
>
> I think this happens because the 1st request (the one with the outside
> facing ip) is not forwarded to Tomcat by apache.
> a) The apache error logs show that Apache is trying to look for the page
> in
> the wrong place
> b) The access logs ofcourse show a 404 because it can't find the page to
> serve
>
> Now, I have read a few threads and been on a few forums and apparently my
> worker.properties file is supposed to be as simple as this:
> ------------------------
> worker.list=ajp13
> worker.ajp13.port=8009
> worker.ajp13.host=my.domain.com
> worker.ajp13.type=ajp13
> -----------------------
>
> I also tried putting my outside-facing-ip and localhost as values for "
> worker.ajp13.host" but it didn't seem to make any difference at all.
>
> In that case I must ask all of you:
> Question 1: How do I go about configuring apache to forward the
> outside-facing-ip requests to Tomcat? If it is not done in
> workers.properties...then where is it handled?
> Question 2: Or am I wrong and it is actually handled by
> workers.properties?
> Even then, how?
>
> Thanks in advance to all those who answer and all those who take the time
> to
> read this.
>
> Cheers,
> - Pulkit
>
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