Re: [squid-users] RE: EXTERNAL: [squid-users] NEWBIE Q: httpd_accel_single_host?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: AJ Weber [mailto:aweber_at_comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:07 PM
> To: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
> Subject: EXTERNAL: [squid-users] NEWBIE Q: httpd_accel_single_host?
>
> Does anyone have any config examples, tips or FAQ about simulating the
> "old"
> (pre 2.6, at least) single-host acceleration (i.e. as was done with the
> directive in the subject)?
>
> I have Duane Wessels' O'Reilly book here, and am trying to build a very
> specific server accelerator for across a slow, WAN link, but just for a
> single back-end host. (Chapter 15, pg 307, if you're now
following-along
> ;) )
>

On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:53:50 -0400, "Bucci, David G"
<david.g.bucci_at_lmco.com> wrote:
> I'm a novice (and maybe I shouldn't speak out of turn), but I wonder why
> you can't simply do sstandard reverse proxying, e.g., name your proxy
> server "original.org" in DNS, rename your slow web server "backend.org",
> and do a simple accel config:
>

Indeed. Reverse-proxy is what we call it nowdays.

The updated version of that single-host option (pg *308*) can be found
here:
  http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Reverse/BasicAccelerator

Chapter 15, pg 307 was about the multiple-host options AFAICT.
That can be found here:
http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Reverse/VirtualHosting

Amos
Received on Wed Aug 04 2010 - 23:55:23 MDT