Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy

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From: Alex Greg
Subject: Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Date: 09:08 on 21 Apr 2005

On 4/21/05, Dominique Quatravaux <dom@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>=20
> allan juul wrote:
>=20
> |
> | so, is a mod_perl-enabled Apache acting as a proxy just a sick
> | idea. it will proxy content and the filter will have to scan all
> | response content
>=20
> A reverse-proxy in mod_perl is something I do for a living. When
> scaling up it quickly needs loads of RAM (2 Gb are cheap these days)
> but it is incredibly efficient and flexible for complex scenarios
> (e.g. taking over authentication dialogs, URL rewriting as you need
> them). We are busy porting that to Apache 2. So it's definitely feasible.
>=20
> I have no code to offer, sorry (we're a GPL shop but we do not
> redistribute at large, a bit like what MySQL.com does), but anyway
> it's a custom-built thing targeted to WSSO, and you'd be probably
> better off starting from scratch or from HTTP::Proxy by Philippe Bruhat.

Not sure if this is of any use, but it's what LiveJournal.com use as a
reverse HTTP proxy:

http://www.danga.com/perlbal/

-- Alex

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advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan juul 19:18 on 20 Apr 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 20:24 on 20 Apr 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan juul 20:53 on 20 Apr 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 22:08 on 20 Apr 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan juul 20:22 on 30 Apr 2005

compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
jiesheng zhang 05:07 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
Stas Bekman 06:43 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
jiesheng zhang 12:10 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
Perrin Harkins 14:48 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
jiesheng zhang 16:21 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
Perrin Harkins 16:22 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
jiesheng zhang 16:46 on 02 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 06:48 on 02 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Devin Murphy 20:25 on 20 Apr 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Dominique Quatravaux 08:38 on 21 Apr 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Alex Greg 09:08 on 21 Apr 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
Jie Gao 05:14 on 02 May 2005

Re: compile mod_perl with Apache::DBI support
Michael Peters 17:02 on 02 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan juul 18:42 on 03 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Jeff Ambrosino 20:12 on 03 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 22:40 on 03 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan 12:26 on 04 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 01:56 on 10 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan 07:27 on 10 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 16:43 on 10 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
allan 12:29 on 04 May 2005

Re: advice needed: mod_perl reverse proxy
Stas Bekman 01:59 on 10 May 2005