How do I redirect/proxy etc...

All,
I new new to apache and here as well.

I'm looking for some help on how to forward messages from an apache server in an unsecured area in our network to an apache server in a secure area of our network.

We would like the internet users to know absolutely NOTHING about the apache server in the secure area of the network (ie.e TCP/IP address, etc.).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

>> to forward messages

You mean http requests?

>> to an apache server in a secure area of our network

What you mean by secure area? A protected directory or https site?
Also, same Apache server?
Please give some examples.

Or if you are trying to redirect http requests from your world-reachable Apache server to another/same Apache server running inside your LAN? If that's the case, you should have used internal and external instead. The secure/insecure is confusing.

Yes. I have built an intranet application that uses a home grown Apache extension. It works pretty well. I'm looking to open it to internet users as well. I was thinking of antoher apache server that runs in an unsecured area of our network that would forward, re-direct, etc. to the internal apache server.

freebsd,
internal and external is the case. Thanks for the clarification. I have an internal apache server with an apache extension. Great for internal users. I want to add an external apache server for internet users that redirects to the internal apache server.

Is this possible? And also, will the internet users know anything about the internal apache server (i.e. tcp/ip address, port, etc.)??

Okay, start here -> http://forums.devshed.com/showthrea...3363&forumid=15

If you still don't get it after trying, post your codes with examples here.

>> will the internet users know anything about the internal apache server

Never.

BTW, it's even possible for a single Apache server to serve internally+externally using different vhosts.

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a shot.

Is the flow below correct?

1) http request into external server
2) external server redirects to internal server
3) internal server process request
4.1) internal server sends response directly to the browser??
OR
4.2) internal server sends response to external server, who in return sends to the browser

4.1 or 4.2? Someone was telling that the browser will know about the internal server. I need to be able to explain to them why the browser will not have any info about the internal server.

Thanks again

4.2

>> Someone was telling that the browser will know about the internal server

Incorrect. Since the proxying/redirection is all done internally. In order for people to reach your internal server (indirectly), they MUST go through your external server.

1) Say your external server is down, there is no way for people to reach your internal server (indirectly).
2) Say your internal server is down, people (which have no way of knowing) will think that your external is down.

Much Appreciated!!

Thanks Again