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scarpozzi_82104
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Jan 26, 2011

Reverse-proxying & URI rewriting

I may be creating a lot of work, but I'm wondering if this can be done via an iRule.     We've got a webserver here that's hosting personal web space for a few thousand users. We have a vendor...
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Jan 27, 2011
The file/folder substructure will be the same from the user's folder down...so your example is correct.

 

 

When I say transparently, I'm referring to a reverse-proxy configuration...if F5 can do that. I've worked with other load balancer products that can.

 

 

What I was wanting was this action: The user types in the first URL: "http://users.site.com/username" and gets the content from the external URL site. While proxying the content from the external site, HTML content that matches the external.host.com/xp/company is rewritten dynamically to match users.site.com so non-relative html links won't get broken. Can the F5 do that? We didn't have enough money for proper training after we bought these boxes. =P

 

 

If I can't do the html rewriting, I'll be forced to settle for a redirect. The redirect would allow users to stick with our old URL and give them time to start learning the external URL...it's just a longer URL/URI combination for them to remember and learn.