When should I use this proxy_html.conf?
Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/6012bbc4155b99642dba050df6c9028f?hint=proxy_html.conf
wget -O proxy_html.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/6012bbc4155b99642dba050df6c9028f?hint=proxy_html.conf
You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default Apache HTTP Server config for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/6012bbc4155b99642dba050df6c9028f?hint=proxy_html.conf. Compare with my current /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy_html.conf and summarize differences and safe changes.
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# Configuration example. # # For detailed information about these directives see # <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_proxy_html.html> # and for mod_xml2enc see # <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_xml2enc.html> # # All knowledge of HTML links has been removed from the mod_proxy_html # code itself, and is instead read from httpd.conf (or included file) # at server startup. So you MUST declare it. This will normally be # at top level, but can also be used in a <Location>. # # Here's the declaration for W3C HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 ProxyHTMLLinks a href ProxyHTMLLinks area href ProxyHTMLLinks link href ProxyHTMLLinks img src longdesc usemap ProxyHTMLLinks object classid codebase data usemap ProxyHTMLLinks q cite ProxyHTMLLinks blockquote cite ProxyHTMLLinks ins cite ProxyHTMLLinks del cite ProxyHTMLLinks form action ProxyHTMLLinks input src usemap ProxyHTMLLinks head profile ProxyHTMLLinks base href ProxyHTMLLinks script src for # To support scripting events (with ProxyHTMLExtended On), # you'll need to declare them too. ProxyHTMLEvents \ onclick ondblclick \ onmousedown onmouseup onmouseover onmousemove onmouseout \ onkeypress onkeydown onkeyup onfocus onblur \ onload onunload onsubmit onreset onselect onchange # If you need to support legacy (pre-1998, aka "transitional") HTML or XHTML, # you'll need to uncomment the following deprecated link attributes. # Note that these are enabled in earlier mod_proxy_html versions # # ProxyHTMLLinks frame src longdesc # ProxyHTMLLinks iframe src longdesc # ProxyHTMLLinks body background # ProxyHTMLLinks applet codebase # # If you're dealing with proprietary HTML variants, # declare your own URL attributes here as required. # # ProxyHTMLLinks myelement myattr otherattr # ########### # EXAMPLE # ########### # # To define the URL /my-gateway/ as a gateway to an appserver with address # http://some.app.intranet/ on a private network, after loading the # modules and including this configuration file: # # ProxyRequests Off <-- this is an important security setting # ProxyPass /my-gateway/ http://some.app.intranet/ # <Location /my-gateway/> # ProxyPassReverse / # ProxyHTMLEnable On # ProxyHTMLURLMap http://some.app.intranet/ /my-gateway/ # ProxyHTMLURLMap / /my-gateway/ # </Location> # # Many (though not all) real-life setups are more complex. # # See the documentation at # http://apache.webthing.com/mod_proxy_html/ # and the tutorial at # http://www.apachetutor.org/admin/reverseproxies
sudo apk add apache2
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
sudo yum install httpd
sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2
When should I use this proxy_html.conf?
Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.
How do I restore Apache HTTP Server defaults?
Download, replace, restart.
Is proxy_html.conf safe for production?
Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults change. This one is specific to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).
Can I use this for Apache HTTP Server troubleshooting?
Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.