Web Servers General Talk - Multiple IP, Secure Port, Multiple Oracle instances one URL

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Multiple IP, Secure Port, Multiple Oracle instances one URL

RDJR

2004-01-19, 6:32 am

Running Apache 1.3 on HP-UX 11.i

Here is what I need-

4 Apache Instances using 4 different IP addresses all on port 443.

I need the production port to be the root of the URL.

https://www.example.com/ --------production

I need a test instance.

https://www.example.com/test -------test

I need 2 development instances

https://www.example.com/dev1 ---------------dev1
https://www.example.com/dev2 ---------------dev2

Any suggestions on how this would most easily be accomplished using
the 4 instances of apache?(Each Apache instance is running Oracle
instances, I need the www.example.com/ to stay the same for Verisign
licensing reasons.)

Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

w_ashley

2004-01-19, 6:32 am

any way of

MainIP<--->4 individual routed addresses

Set up apache to run from 443 not 80 or whatever it happens to be on
each of the servers/instances have the MAIN IP handeled by a router or
computer with say linux that handles port forwarding say
connection---router/box->goes out to each ip

router is static ip and you can use the other(s) perhaps as
information server if you don't do it all virtually. If you have a
router why not assign 4 seperate ips to your MAC...(or just change
it)(iptable? or something like that)

each ip instance should be able to hae a domain attached to it(if they
are seperate machines virtually I'm not certain how it would work
unless you just assign multiple domain names for linux say in your
IPCONFIG file have multiple instances although I have yet to try
having say eth0 as 192.168.0.233 as well as say 192.168.0.234
192.168.0.235 I'm unsure if it woud stil recognize mutliple instances
although in windows ARP etc.. allows you to have multiple ips for one
machine and multiple DNS's computer names etc.. so it would seem that
linux would be just as capable(if not more so)

I'm not somepletely sure how verisign licensed but I'm geussing its
based upon ip's.

What would make sense to me is having a 1<>may system where the 1 ip
handle all the buisness interactions or a CENTRAL BUSINESS SERVER
handling all transactions where as the other sites are "feeders". I
have yet to run multiple instances of apache and only have a "local"
intranet idea right now however this is how I can rationalize the
steps

1. Set up each instance for its ip and config your ips for server
2. Have a CENTRAL BUSINESS SERVER which handle all your verisign
transacations although perhaps having seperate html etc.. files for
each feeder by last site visitied etc.. reroute.

I really don't see the reason for four servers however to me it would
seem host it on one system(with backup if sensitive) have reroutes to
all internet sites go to the proper url on your server unless traffic
is a problema in that case you can start routing traffic between say
two servers etc... It just may be somethign I'm not aware of yet. If
you house each on a seperate DIR structure that is
www.example.com/*.files 67.23.9.33
then make your dev1 and 2
www.example.com/dev1/*.fies 67.23.9.33
www.example.com/dev2/*.files 67.23.9.33
I really don't understand the reasoning why you would be using
multiple ips to begin with as far as hosting goes.. but I;m new to the
whole server thing...? comments?

Thanks for any suggestions in advance.