Setup mod_proxy on apache http server

Question

I wanted to reverse proxy a web service from my tomcat server using apache web server. I have modified the httpd.conf

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.         


        

Answer 1

So it took some time but I figured out the way to do it. There is one more module which needs to be loaded. This is what the httpd.conf looks like

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

<Directory />
    AllowOverride none
    Require all denied
</Directory>

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

This works for sure. :)

Answer 2

In addition to the other fine answers, if you're proxying to an https endpoint, you need to enable mod_ssl and add SSLProxyEngine on to your vhost

Answer 3

Since it's easy to overlook, pay attention to @muka's comment:

sudo a2enmod proxy  
sudo a2enmod proxy_http  
sudo service apache2 restart

Make sure to enable both modules proxy and proxy_http!