For this (2 and 3) you need to use Apache's proxy module, not the rewrite engine.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Christopher Long <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello: > > I've been looking for a web server that would be capable of forwarding > incoming messages to proper handlers and I've come across the rewrite mod > for Apache. From what I've read it seems like it would work, but just to > confirm, can anyone tell me if it would be able to handle the following > examples? > > 1) Message comes in to http://myserv/dullpage/ it will show a page hosted > by Apache HTTP Server. > 2) Message comes into http://myserv/searchengine/ it will show Google's > webpage (yet still show http://myserv/searchengine/ as the address). > 3) Message comes into http://myserv/soaprequest/ it will forward the > message to http://soaphandler/ > > With all of this happening without the end user ever knowing s/he's going > outside of http://myserv/. > > Also, for example 3, it'd be needed that the response message from > http://soaphandler/ comes back through the Apache HTTP Server which then > passes it back to the client. > > Thanks, > > Christopher Long > -- Otheus [email protected] +43.699.1049.7813
