Bug 52269

Summary: [mod_proxy] Apache reverse proxy status code transparency
Product: Apache httpd-2 Reporter: worx
Component: mod_proxy_httpAssignee: Apache HTTPD Bugs Mailing List <bugs>
Status: RESOLVED LATER    
Severity: normal Keywords: MassUpdate
Priority: P2    
Version: 2.2.9   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
Attachments: Txt Trace

Description worx 2011-12-01 12:52:07 UTC
Created attachment 28011 [details]
Txt Trace

Hi,

I have an Apache as an Reverse proxy.

Client ------ HTTPS-----> Apache + Mod_proxy ------ HTTP ----> Webserver

When the webserver send a response with HTTP status code 430, apache reverse proxy change this status code to 500.

401, 403, 404 status code are OK !

Thanks for your help !

Worx
Comment 1 Mina Galić 2011-12-02 10:24:26 UTC
This *should* be an easy fix.
I had a brief look at the code in trunk and it's not obvious to me that it shouldn't work with trunk.
To many negations:

Can you please try trunk or 2.3.$latest and tell us if it works with that?
Comment 2 Ernst Lindoorn 2013-01-16 16:31:54 UTC
Any update on this issue? I can reproduce it with 2.4.3.
Comment 3 Ernst Lindoorn 2013-01-16 16:38:16 UTC
Our configuration (minimal settings)
<VirtualHost *:80>
   ProxyPass /custom-errors/ !
   ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
   ProxyErrorOverride On

   ErrorDocument 500 /custom-errors/500.html
</VirtualHost>

If the backend server reponds with a custom error code (490 in our case) Apache changes that into 500 and shows the custom error page instead of communicating the error through the proxy.
Comment 4 Eric Covener 2013-01-17 14:28:39 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> Our configuration (minimal settings)
> <VirtualHost *:80>
>    ProxyPass /custom-errors/ !
>    ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
>    ProxyErrorOverride On
> 
>    ErrorDocument 500 /custom-errors/500.html
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> If the backend server reponds with a custom error code (490 in our case)
> Apache changes that into 500 and shows the custom error page instead of
> communicating the error through the proxy.

Isn't that what you asked for with ProxyErrorOverride On?  It doesn't just affect ones you've customized.
Comment 5 Ernst Lindoorn 2013-01-17 17:23:13 UTC
Hmm, ok it seems I misunderstood the functionality, I didn't realise it catches ALL error status codes.
Comment 6 William A. Rowe Jr. 2018-11-07 21:08:10 UTC
Please help us to refine our list of open and current defects; this is a mass update of old and inactive Bugzilla reports which reflect user error, already resolved defects, and still-existing defects in httpd.

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