The fourth idea -- Linux Reverse Proxy Apache --

What have you need ?

• What Computer models ?
• Intel 486 family SX, DX, DX2 .....
• Intel Pentium family , MMX, II, III ....
  
• Intel Celeron family
  
• Hardware components:
• Base : Hard Disk Drive, CPU, RAM, Video Card, Floppy Disk & CDRom
• RJ45 Network Cards ,
• Operating System:
• Linux !!!!!!!!!!!

Example --->

We have a PC like this one :
Pentium MMX 133Mhz, 64 Mb Ram, HD 512Mb, A Network Card 10 Mbps, CDRom 12x, SVGA max 800x600, floppy disk, Monitor 14'', Keyboard and mouse.

Installation Ubuntu Operating System following the post link

"......A reverse proxy is a gateway for servers, and enables one web server to provide content from another transparently. As with a standard proxy, a reverse proxy may serve to improve performance of the web by caching; this is a simple way to mirror a website. But the most common reason to run a reverse proxy is to enable controlled access from the Web at large to servers behind a firewall........." [referrer]

Installation Apache on Ubuntu

If your ubuntu system is connect to internet, follow these steps :

• type the command # sudo apt-get install apache2 ;insert the root password to continue
• insert the media Ubuntu cdrom
• 
• test your web server with a browser ;insert url http://192.168.66.156

The example scenario :





Configuring Apache Web Server

• type these commands to enable proxy and rewrite modules:
  
• # sudo a2enmod proxy ;insert the root password
  
• # sudo a2enmod rewrite
• # sudo a2enmod proxy_http
  
• 
  
• # sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
  
• create the file test.conf in directory /etc/apache2/conf.d
• # sudo vi test.conf
• insert in the file :
• 
  NameVirtualHost 192.168.66.156:80
  ''
  ServerName test.apache.local
  
  Order deny,allow
  Allow from all
  
  RewriteEngine on
  ProxyPass / http://www.cisco.com/
  ProxyPassReverse / http://www.cisco.com/*
  ''
  
  • 
• test your reverse proxy with a browser ; insert the url http://test.apache.local/
• 

Note: for this test insert in Operating System file hosts the directive:
[Ip Address ] test.apache.local
for windows "c:\[windir]\system32\drivers\etc" and for linux "/etc/hosts" .