How to use mod_proxy to let my index of Apache go to Tomcat ROOT and be able to browse my other Apache sites

Question

I am trying to use my Tomcat application (deployed at ROOT) to be viewed from Apache port 80. To do this, I used mod_proxy, since mod_jk made me try harder.

I used sth like this in httpd.conf:

<location http://www.example.com> Order deny,allow Allow from all PassProxy http://localhost:8080/ PassProxyReverse http://localhost:8080/ </location> <Proxy *> Order deny,allow Allow from all </Proxy> 

And now I can not retrieve my previous sites on Apache, which was running prior to my configuration.

How can I have both running?

Answer 1

Firstly, your proxypass syntax is wrong, I don't know how did this work at all. It should be

ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/ ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/ 

You have to have a separate Location section for every url you don't want to proxy to tomcat in front of the last proxying location, i.e.

<location /somedirectory> Order deny,allow Allow from all Options somethingorother </location> <location /some.html> .... </location> <location http://www.example.com> .... </location>