In addition to being a "basic" web server, and providing static and dynamic content to end-users, Apache httpd (as well as most other web servers) can also act as a reverse proxy server, also-known-as ...

In a previous article, I discussed Apache Tomcat, which is the ideal way to run Java applications from your server. I explained that you can run those apps from Tomcat's default 8080 port, or you can ...

How to use NGINX as a reverse proxy for Apache Your email has been sent Jack Wallen walks you through the process of setting up NGINX such that it will direct incoming port 80 traffic to Apache, ...

According to the London-based security consultancy, which has been working with the Apache Software Foundation to advise users of the open source platform, it has developed a number of remediation ...

It all boils down to a missing forward-slash symbol: A newly discovered method of attack could let hackers access databases, firewalls, routers, and other internal network resources via misconfigured ...

Do not enable proxying with ProxyRequests until you have secured your server. Open proxy servers are dangerous both to your network and to the Internet at large. mod_proxy and related modules ...

I'm trying to work out why Apache (or the app it's proxying) isn't playing nicely. I suspect it's the way I've configured the Apache proxying, so I need another set of eyeballs please. Ubuntu 13.10, ...

When you deploy a web application, how do end users access it? Often web applications are set behind a gateway device through which end users can access it. One of the popular products to act as an ...

Providing a common gateway for web services, caching web requests or providing anonymity are some of the ways organizations use proxy servers. Commercial proxy products, especially cloud offerings, ...