Apache Proxy Problem Help Please

xCausxn

Hey Awesome NodeBB peeps,

i have installed the apache proxy and have this error

File does not exist: /var/www/socket.io, referer: http://forum.elysium-gaming.tk/admin/index
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My virtualhost is this**

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
ServerName forum.elysium-gaming.tk
ServerAlias forum.elysium-gaming.tk

	ProxyRequests off

	<Proxy *>
		Order deny,allow
		Allow from all
	</Proxy>
	ProxyPass /socket.io/1/websocket ws://188.226.185.188:4567/socket.io/1/websocket
	ProxyPassReverse /socket.io/1/websocket ws://188.226.185.188:4567/socket.io/1/websocket

	ProxyPass /socket.io/ http://188.226.185.188:4567/socket.io/
	ProxyPassReverse /socket.io/ http://188.226.185.188:4567/socket.io/

	ProxyPass / http://188.226.185.188:4567/
	ProxyPassReverse / http://188.226.185.188:4567/

</VirtualHost>

Any help appreciated

xCausxn

Bri

Is there a reason why you're specifying socket.io in the ProxyPass? It appears that apache is looking for a socket.io directory in the www root.

xCausxn

@bdharrington7
On the NodeBB wiki they say to use this

ProxyRequests off

<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>
ProxyPass /socket.io/1/websocket ws://127.0.0.1:4567/socket.io/1/websocket
ProxyPassReverse /socket.io/1/websocket ws://127.0.0.1:4567/socket.io/1/websocket

ProxyPass /socket.io/ http://127.0.0.1:4567/socket.io/
ProxyPassReverse /socket.io/ http://127.0.0.1:4567/socket.io/

ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:4567/
ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:4567/

julian

The team here actually doesn't use apache, so we the guide itself is completely community-moderated. If you (or anybody else) figures out the problem, an update to the wiki entry would be much appreciated

xCausxn

Thanks @julian for letting me know. For time being I will use nginx proxy with apache2 as the php handeler

kelso

@xCausxn I wrote the guide for Apache, but like you, this kinda made me think about switching to nginx and I did. Using php-fpm for handling php requests, and the passthrough works like a charm.

The main thing about apache is that most distros have apache 2.2.x which doesnt include the proper proxy tunnel module for web sockets. You either need 2.4.x, or backport the module to 2.2.x which is in the guide.

Since moving to nginx though, I question why I didnt do it sooner..

xCausxn

@kelso Yeah i backported the module but yeah nginx with apache2 as the PHP handler it works great