Apache mod_rewrite internally to another port

Question

Is it possible to internally redirect (so the URL will not change in the address bar) from mod_rewrite to another port on the same host? For instance,

http://host.com:8080 -> http://host.com:9999/myapplication/?param=val

Answer 1

1, enable mod_proxy

LoadModule  proxy_module         modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule  proxy_http_module    modules/mod_proxy_http.so

2, you must configure apache for vhost:

<VirtualHost *:8080>
    ....
    ProxyPass / http://host.com:9999/myapplication/?param=val
    ProxyPassReverse / http://host.com:9999/myapplication/?param=val

</VirtualHost>

3, also install VHost on port 9999

More details here:

• http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html
• http://www.apachetutor.org/admin/reverseproxies

Answer 2

Development of mod_proxy solution with [P], proxy flag:

• Enable mod_proxy and mod_proxy_http modules:

  a2enmod proxy proxy_http
  

  300 "AH00669: mod_rewrite - " .

• Apache2 vhost :

  <VirtualHost *:8080>
    …
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteCond  %{REQUEST_URI}  !^$
    RewriteCond  %{REQUEST_URI}  !^/
    RewriteRule  .*              -    [R=400,L]
  
    RewriteRule  (.*)  http://host.com:9999/myapplication/$1?param=val  [P,L]
    …
  </VirtualHost>
  

  , URL-, . , GET .

• Apache2:

  sudo service apache2 restart