Hello all, I wrote apache 2.x module that can be used for application layer switching and load balancing. Currently you can configure multiple load balancing pools, define different persistence profiles for different pools and select different load balancing algorithm for different pools. This module work in co-operation with mod_proxy (ajp, http, balancer) etc... so you could have pool using mod_proxy_balancer for actual load balancing if you like it that way.
This module also has an embedded perl interpreter so you can have application layer switching decisions based on HTTP request content/properties and/or manipulate request and response properties with simple perl sub-routines. http://layer7.sourceforge.net/ See http://layer7.sourceforge.net/ for more information about this module. Please send questions and comments if you find this module interesting... Best regards Juha
