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Owen
Asked: 2012-08-23 06:38:45 +0800 CST

Can apache forward proxy be limited by virtualhost or .htaccess?

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I have a VPS and want to used a forward proxy set-up so that I can appear to be browsing from my VPS IP address rather than my client address. If I set up a proxy directive in httpd.config like this:

<IfModule proxy_module>
  <IfModule proxy_http_module>

    ProxyRequests On
    ProxyVia On

    <Proxy *>
      Order Deny,Allow
      Deny from all
      Allow from (**client ip address**)
    </Proxy>

  </IfModule>
</IfModule>

... I think this will only allow my client ip address to use the proxy BUT will also prevent the rest of the world accessing web pages from my server.

Is there a way of putting all this into a virtualhost or .htaccess directive so that the proxy only 'kicks in' when accessed through a specific URL?

apache-2.2

1 Answers

  1. Absolutely, see the "context" lines for various apache proxy directives that can be used in virtual hosts: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html . I don't think you'll be able to use .htaccess for this purpose.

    Update:

    Your configs look correct, however, start with this in your <VirtualHost> configs:

    • Drop the <ifmodule> tags -- as long you have the necessary LoadModule lines somewhere earlier in the confs

    Update: Something like this should set you on the right path. Note, this is untested.

    <VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName myproxydomain.com

    ProxyRequests On
    ProxyVia On

    ProxyPass / http://domaintoproxy.com/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://domaintoproxy.com/

    <Proxy *>
      Order Deny,Allow
      Deny from all
      Allow from (**client ip address**)
    </Proxy>

</VirtualHost>

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