Web server: showing other server's content?

big_gie · 2010-05-12 21:02:23

Hi all,

Can anybody tell me if what I want to do is possible?

I have two web servers. Both servers can see each other, but only one is available from outside my network.

What I want to do is be able to access the server which is normally hidden. Can I use the accessible one to make the hidden one accessible to?

Maybe I can set up a special page on the accessible server that will serve the content of the hidden one? I don't have shell access, so I can't mount a remote fs.

Any ideas? Is it at all possible?

Thanx!

Pierre · 2010-05-12 21:05:08

That sounds like you want to set up a proxy. Apache, lighttpd and most likely other servers have modules for this task.

big_gie · 2010-05-12 21:09:44

The thing is, I have minimum control over the accessible server: only its content (I think it has php enabled though) while the other one is under my control.

fukawi2 · 2010-05-12 22:43:46

If it's apache, has mod_proxy enabled and you can create a .htaccess file then you can still use the proxy module.

I use a reverse proxy with virtual hosts on my gateway:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName nagios.mydomain.com
    ProxyPass / http://192.168.235.201/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://192.168.235.201/
</VirtualHost>

big_gie · 2010-05-13 15:58:30

@fukawi2
Can that be placed into .htaccess or only the main apache config? I don't have access to this on the server but still its a good idea. I did not even know it was possible to do this with apache!

fukawi2 · 2010-05-13 23:23:30

big_gie wrote:

@fukawi2
Can that be placed into .htaccess or only the main apache config? I don't have access to this on the server but still its a good idea. I did not even know it was possible to do this with apache!

Ah, I thought it could, but a quick Google to confirm appears than it cant... Sorry for misleading you

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Web server: showing other server's content?

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