>Number: 2890 >Category: mod_proxy >Synopsis: When using ProxyPass/ProxyPassReverse relative source strings >are not parsed. >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Sat Aug 22 03:30:00 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: Solaris 1.3 >Environment: OS: Solaris 2.6 Patch Level: 5/98 Compiler SUNWspro - WorkShop Compilers 4.2 >Description: I'm using the directives ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse
ProxyPass /www_tenfold http://www.10fold.com ProxyPassReverse /www_tenfold http://www.10fold.com When I hit the site by doing: http://nitro.10fold.com/www_tenfold it only partially works because all relative image source strings that are not precluded by "www.10fold.com" end up going to "/" on the hosting server using Apache which has no images directory. I end up seeing a page that shows tables but no gifs or images. It looks broken everywhere. Should the directives if used include the use of altering relative paths like "/images/foo.gif" to "http://www.10fold.com/images/foo.gif";? >How-To-Repeat: Unfortunately my companies firewall does not allow you to see the problem but www.10fold.com is available and you can therefore add the following lines in your own web server: ProxyPass /www_tenfold http://www.10fold.com ProxyPassReverse /www_tenfold http://www.10fold.com Restart your Apache web server. With a web browser visit your Apache site with the new changes: http://[yourserver]/www_tenfold You will now see the problem as opposed to going directly too: http://www.10fold.com Most web sites make the src statements to point at a relative path such as support.novell.com which has 7 global mirror sites so that they can be mirrored elsewhere and work independent of the master server being mirrored from. >Fix: If these directives are being used, have the web server using the directives, parse for lines like <img src="/images/foo.gif"> so that relative strings are altered to absolute paths for links and images etc. so that their precluded by "http://[sitename]";. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]
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