Re: mod_proxy with light and heavy httpd - questions

[John ORourke <suppressed>]

Perrin Harkins wrote:
> On 9/24/07, John ORourke <suppressed> wrote:
>   
> > ProxyPreserveHost
> > directive which preserves the HTTP Host header when passing the request
> > on - am I right in thinking the docs need to be corrected, and this is
> > no longer an issue?
> >     
>
> It's no longer an issue IF you're using apache 2 for your proxy.  If
> you'd like to submit a doc patch to that effect, we'd be happy to have
> it.
>   

Ah, I didn't spot that, I'll see about a patch.

> > 2. I use mod_gzip for inline compression.  Should I put mod_gzip in the
> > heavy or the light httpd?
> Usually you don't send requests for actual static files to the heavy
> httpd at all, which means they wouldn't get compressed if you don't
> put it in the proxy.  By the way, I think mod_deflate has pretty much
> replaced mod_gzip for apache 2 at this point.
>   

s/gzip/deflate/ - must've been thinking about an old config.  Many 
thanks for the pointers,

John