Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A9DB103FA for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2014 21:16:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 17850 invoked by uid 500); 8 Jan 2014 21:16:18 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 17793 invoked by uid 500); 8 Jan 2014 21:16:17 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 17785 invoked by uid 99); 8 Jan 2014 21:16:17 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:16:17 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_SOFTFAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: softfail (athena.apache.org: transitioning domain of cbuege@moreycorp.com does not designate 205.139.110.124 as permitted sender) Received: from [205.139.110.124] (HELO us-smtp-outbound4.mimecast.com) (205.139.110.124) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:16:10 +0000 Received: from mailhost.moreycorp.com (12.200.178.168 [12.200.178.168]) by us-mta-6.us.mimecast.lan; Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:15:43 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: X-Disclaimed: 59058 To: users@httpd.apache.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-KeepSent: 19B6FC82:BAAC58F5-86257C5A:00740D5E; type=4; name=$KeepSent X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 8.5.3FP5 July 31, 2013 From: Charles W Buege Message-ID: Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:15:42 -0600 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on mailhost/The Morey Corporation(Release 8.5.2FP2|March 22, 2011) at 01/08/2014 15:15:43, Serialize complete at 01/08/2014 15:15:43 X-MC-Unique: zcc2QKcpSTe5ukmPC+L9ew-1 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 0074CB3886257C5A_=" X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Subject: [users@httpd] Clarification - do I want to setup a 'reverse proxy' or do I want something else? --=_alternative 0074CB3886257C5A_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All -=20 I asked this question a couple weeks ago and my topic was hijacked and=20 never answered, so I figured I'd wait a little while and then ask again. Here's my situation: I've got multiple Apache web servers running on=20 different platforms (IBM POWER7, Red Hat, CentOS, Windows) and I want to=20 setup a way for my users so that when they try to access one of the sites= =20 that is down for maintenance, they get a message like this: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --------------- Server Off-Line for Maintenance Our servers will be back on line on Monday, January 1, 2011 at 8:00 AM. Thank you for your patience. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --------------- I was under the understanding that to do something like this I'd want to=20 setup a 'front-end reverse proxy' server in front of all of these other=20 servers to do this task. Is it a 'reverse proxy' I want to use here? Is it something else I should= =20 be setting up? And if anyone can then point me in the right direction for learning how to= =20 do this correctly (YouTube videos, books, PDFs, etc.), it would be greatly= =20 appreciated. Thank you, Charles cbuege (at) moreycorp (dot) com - if you would like to e-mail me back=20 directly, feel free!! This e-mail, including attachments, may contain information that is=20 confidential and/or proprietary, and may only be used by the person to=20 whom this email is addressed. If the recipient of this e-mail is not the=20 intended recipient or an authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified=20 that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail is=20 prohibited. If this e-mail has been delivered to you in error, please=20 notify the sender by replying to this message and deleting this e-mail=20 immediately. --=_alternative 0074CB3886257C5A_= Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All -

I asked this question a couple weeks ago and my topic was hijacked and never answered, so I figured I'd wait a little while and then ask again.

Here's my situation:  I've got multiple Apache web servers running on different platforms (IBM POWER7, Red Hat, CentOS, Windows) and I want to setup a way for my users so that when they try to access one of the sites that is down for maintenance, they get a message like this:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------
Server Off-Line for Maintenance

Our servers will be back on line on Monday, January 1, 2011 at 8:00 AM.

Thank you for your patience.
------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------

I was under the understanding that t= o do something like this I'd want to setup a 'front-end reverse proxy' server in front of all of these other servers to do this task.

Is it a 'reverse proxy' I want to us= e here?  Is it something else I should be setting up?

And if anyone can then point me in t= he right direction for learning how to do this correctly (YouTube videos, books, PDFs, etc.), it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Charles

cbuege (at) moreycorp (dot) com - if you would like to e-mail me back directly, feel free!!






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