HTTP Response

This should work.

HTTP::uri "/test[HTTP::uri]"

Perhaps I misunderstood. The above command can be used in HTTP_REQUEST to change the request URI before it is sent to the server. Yo say that you want to change the URI in the server response. Is this URI present in the HTML payload of the server, in the Location header of a redirect, or somewhere else? Thanks!

Hi,

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

Yes, I want to change the URI in the server reponse before delivering it to the client.

 

I think the URI is in the location header.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Kapil

Do you want the client to request http://www.blah.com/test/sample/page.html and then have the LB strip out "/test" from the URI sent to the server?

 

 

IE: Do you want the URI that the client sees to contain test?

 

 

It is unclear what you are attempting to accomplish.

 

 

-Brian

Hi Brian,

 

Yes I want exactly what you have written here:-) Can you please send me the irule code?

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

kapil

 

You are going to need to use the findstring to extract a substing of the URI. (I wish there was a URI::shift method)

Click here to see the following article for an explanation of findstring:

http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=29&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=33

when HTTP_REQUEST { 
  set my_uri [HTTP::uri]
  if { $my_uri starts_with "/test/" } {
     log $my_uri
    set stringtostrip [getfield [HTTP::uri] / 1]
     log $stringtostrip
    set new_uri [findstring [ [HTTP::uri] ] $stringtostrip]
     log $new_uri
    set rewrite_uri [HTTP::host]$new_uri
     log $rewrite_uri
    HTTP::uri $rewrite_uri
    }
  }
}
when SERVER_CONNECTED { 
  if { $usessl == 0 } { 
    SSL::disable 
  } 
}

I submitted before finishing... The log statements that are commented out are there for debugging, as you will most likely need to test and tweak... (The line that starts with "set rewrite_uri" needs to be updated to include the protocol and or port if you are using a non-standard port.

 

 

Also Click here to read this doc for more info on the HTTP/URI commands: http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=29&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=32

Also once you debugged and tested you should be able to shorten the rule.. (There are a few too many variable declarations... (Not sure if it impacts efficiency)

You could also use the native Tcl string commands like:

 

string first

 

string last

 

string range

 

 

Hi,

 

Maybe there was a misunderatnding. Let me explain again:

 

 

The client will request:

 

http://www.blah.com/sample/page.html

 

 

Now the URL should change to the following and gets delivered back to the client:

 

http://www.blah.com/test/sample/page.html

 

 

I think it will need HTTP_RESPONSE rule.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Kapil