apache proxypass, or lighttpd php

belorion · 07-15-2005, 09:19 AM

I have a website on a host the is being proxypassed through Apache to a lighttpd server.

Unfortunately, the lighttpd server doesn't "know" how to handle .php files.

So, I have 2 questions then:

1) What do I need to do to get lighttpd to understand .php files?

2) Barring that, is there a way to tell apache to proxy pass everything *but* requests sent to www.mydomain.com/forums? (where all the php stuff is)

Thanks.

phil.d.g · 07-15-2005, 09:40 AM

mod_rewrite

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/rewriteguide.html

Quickly: something like:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{PATH_INFO} !^forum
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://internalserver$1 [P]

RewriteCond %{PATH_INFO} ^forum
RewriteRule ^/forum(.*) /parth/to/forum$1

*may* work, you'll have to try, if it doesn't work read the two docs above and have a fiddle

I have no experience with lighttpd, so can't help you with that

phil.d.g · 07-15-2005, 10:07 AM

Sorry I made a mistake, in both RewriteCond lines replace '%{PATH_INFO}' with '$1', of course without the quotes, so it should read

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond $1 !^forum
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://internalserver$1 [P]

RewriteCond $1 ^forum
RewriteRule ^/forum(.*) /parth/to/forum$1

Please accept my apologies