Hi,
Your code should read as follows: You don't need to qualify the string you are looking for... Both of the below options wiil work RewriteRule ^\/aboutUs$ http://xxx.test.com/aboutUs.jsp?DView=AboutUs[R,L,P] or RewriteRule ^\/aboutUs$ /aboutUs.jsp?DView=AboutUs [R,L,P] Edel On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Kheng_Ee <kheng_ee_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Please let me understand the rewriterule using my data. > > So it should be ? > > RewriteRule ^\/http://x.com$ /index.html?DView=http://x.com [R,L,P] > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Edel O Callaghan <ede...@gmail.com> > *To:* users@httpd.apache.org; Kheng_Ee <kheng_ee_...@yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, 26 January 2013 8:31 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] Apache 2.4.3: Reverse Proxy: Why jsessionid > is embedded into URL path of first POST after brower's cookie is cleared > > Thank You for your reply. > > We figured out the issue today > > we escaped the URL as shown below and it all worked like magic! > > RewriteRule ^\/home$ /index.jsp?DView=HomePage [R,L,P] > > > Thanks again, > Edel. > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Kheng_Ee <kheng_ee_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > True no magic in IT. > I posted the httpd configuration in another thread....(The worker's > properties is basic standard, I can only post it on Tuesday) > > *Sent:* Friday, 25 January 2013 2:02 PM > *Subject:* Apache 2.4.3/mod_jk vs mod_proxy. > > > This is the part of httpd.conf for non-SSL request. > > <VirtualHost 192.168.220.121:80 <http://192.168.220.121/>> > DocumentRoot "/export/home/htdocs" > ServerName www.x.com > ServerAdmin s...@s.com > > <Location /index.html> > Redirect /index.html http://x.com/E/e.jsp > </Location> > > Using mod_proxy, the line location and redirect allow BOTH http://.x.comor > http://x.com/index.html to go the the rightful url. > However on mod_jk, only http://x.com.index.html works but with http:/x.comhas > error 502 gateway error. > The version of mod_jk used is 1.2.37 > > Please advise. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Igor Cicimov <icici...@gmail.com> > *To:* users <users@httpd.apache.org> > *Sent:* Friday, 25 January 2013 10:31 PM > *Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] Apache 2.4.3: Reverse Proxy: Why jsessionid > is embedded into URL path of first POST after brower's cookie is cleared > > > On 25/01/2013 8:36 PM, "Kheng_Ee" <kheng_ee_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks guys for your reply. I actually switched from reverse proxy to > mod_jk and it solved it. I didn't make any changes to tomcat. > > > > However, with mod_jk I bumped into another problem which I posted > earlier. > > The http://x.com has error 503. > > http://x.com/index.html works. > > > > Those two url http://x.com and http://x.com/index.html were working > using reverse proxy. > > > > So how do I go about fixing http:/x.com with error 503 (using mod_jk) > > ______ > *sigh* let me get my crystal ball...nope cant find it so must ask you for > your configuration! How on earth you expect people to help based on what > you said above??? > And before you send something and then we have to ask for more, please > send the mod_jk config including workers.properties file and the sections > of the vhost or any other file where mod_jk is included in any way. > __________________________ > > From: Igor Cicimov <icici...@gmail.com> > > To: users <users@httpd.apache.org> > > Sent: Friday, 25 January 2013 7:02 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache 2.4.3: Reverse Proxy: Why jsessionid > is embedded into URL path of first POST after brower's cookie is cleared > > > > > > On 25/01/2013 6:50 PM, "Igor Cicimov" <icici...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 25/01/2013 6:30 PM, "Chris Geer" <ch...@cxtsoftware.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Kheng-Ee Sim < > kheng_ee_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> yes apache proxying to Tomcat 6 (backend server). > > > >> those xx.jsp scripts are all in tomcat 6. > > > >> > > > >> apache and tomcat are on different systems. > > > >> > > > >> followed the ideas on documentation > > > >> use proxypass and > > > >> reverseproxypass > > > >> and filter by location/locationmatch > > > >> > > > >> will post the apache config tomorrow. > > > > > > > > > > > > This isn't due to anything in your apache httpd config. If you have > sessions enabled in Tomcat and don't have a cookie present, it will send > the cookie and add that url tag as well because it doesn't know if the > browser supports cookies or not. You can disable that feature in Tomcat by > adding disableURLRewriting="true" to your Context element in your config. > > > >> > > > Thats what i also suggested but the op couldnt find the application > context file and doesnt have much tomcat experience. Hence his focus on the > apache side. > > > > > But i dont think it will help since later we found out the cookie is > being added to the url by their own script and removing it brakes the whole > process. You can find the scripts somewhere in this thread if you like to > have a look. > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> > > > >> On 23/01/2013, at 4:43 PM, Igor Cicimov <icici...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Kheng_Ee <kheng_ee_...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> This is Apache 2.4.3 trace/log talking to Tomcat 6 using reverse > proxy (ajp_proxy) > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:43:58.464172 2013] [proxy_ajp:trace5] [pid 3989] > ajp_header.c(598): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] ajp_unmarshal_response: > Header[0] [Set-Cookie] = [JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA48 > > > >>>> 8B343; Path=/dm; Secure], referer: http://xxx.com/ddd.html > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> This looks like the cookie (https one) is set by the backend > server in the response header, presumably Tomcat. Since you didn't mention > what are you proxy-ing to we can just guess. Also I'll guess that the > backend server receives the traffic on SSL port.. > > > >>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:43:58.465125 2013] [http:trace4] [pid 3989] > http_filters.c(806): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] Set-Cookie: > JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343; Path=/dm; Secure, referer: ht > > > >>>> tp://xxx.com/ddd.html > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:02.194316 2013] [core:trace5] [pid 3989] > protocol.c(627): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] Request received from > client: POST /dm/dm.jsp;jsessionid=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343 > > > >>>> HTTP/1.1 > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:02.194953 2013] [http:trace4] [pid 3989] > http_request.c(305): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] Cookie: > JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343, referer: https://xxx.com > > > >>>> /dm/dm.jsp?language=En > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:02.195547 2013] [core:trace3] [pid 3989] > request.c(227): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] request authorized without > authentication by access_checker_ex hook: /dm/dm.jsp;jsessionid > > > >>>> =3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343, referer: > https://xxx.com/dm/dm.jsp?language=En > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:06.446938 2013] [http:trace4] [pid 3989] > http_request.c(305): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] Cookie: > JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343, referer: http://xxx.com/ > > > >>>> ddd.html > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:06.449677 2013] [proxy_ajp:trace5] [pid 3989] > ajp_header.c(293): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] ajp_marshal_into_msgb: > Header[7] [Cookie] = [JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343 > > > >>>> ], referer: http://xxx.com/ddd.html > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:09.543835 2013] [http:trace4] [pid 3989] > http_request.c(305): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] Cookie: > JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343, referer: https://xxx.com > > > >>>> /dm/dm.jsp?language=En > > > >>>> > > > >>>> [Wed Jan 23 14:44:09.546812 2013] [proxy_ajp:trace5] [pid 3989] > ajp_header.c(293): [client 57.250.242.249:24921] ajp_marshal_into_msgb: > Header[7] [Cookie] = [JSESSIONID=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343 > > > >>>> ], referer: https://xxx.com/dm/dm.jsp?language=En > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> The steps taken to produce this log are :- > > > >>>> > > > >>>> 1) clear the cookies on the browser and restart browser. > > > >>>> 2) Go link http://xxx.com/ddd.html (script on apache). From the > html, it is suppose to call "POST /dm/dm.jsp" > > > >>>> However, for strange reason on protocol.c, this first attempt > after the 'cookie is cleared on the browser" it is calling > POST/dm/dm.jsp;jsessionid=3404058BD1B5FB200B52FA6DA488B343 instead and > failed with error 404. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> 3) subseqent attempts, from the html.. it will call "POST > /dm/dm.jsp" successfully. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> I wonder why after the browser's cookie is cleared, the first > POST is embedded with jsessionid (failed) > > > >>>> and subsequent POST is not embedded with jessionid (successful) > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> Would be useful if you send the appropriate snippets of your > apache config including the Proxy and VirtualHost (if any) sections and > your backend server settings, if Tomcat that would be the Connector > sections. > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
