On 4/21/05, Dominique Quatravaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > allan juul wrote: > > | > | so, is a mod_perl-enabled Apache acting as a proxy just a sick > | idea. it will proxy content and the filter will have to scan all > | response content > > A reverse-proxy in mod_perl is something I do for a living. When > scaling up it quickly needs loads of RAM (2 Gb are cheap these days) > but it is incredibly efficient and flexible for complex scenarios > (e.g. taking over authentication dialogs, URL rewriting as you need > them). We are busy porting that to Apache 2. So it's definitely feasible. > > I have no code to offer, sorry (we're a GPL shop but we do not > redistribute at large, a bit like what MySQL.com does), but anyway > it's a custom-built thing targeted to WSSO, and you'd be probably > better off starting from scratch or from HTTP::Proxy by Philippe Bruhat.
Not sure if this is of any use, but it's what LiveJournal.com use as a reverse HTTP proxy: http://www.danga.com/perlbal/ -- Alex
