Apache HTTP Server as a Simple Reverse‑Proxy Load Balancer with mod_proxy_balancer
Learn the minimal Apache 2.4 setup needed to load‑balance HTTP traffic using mod_proxy_balancer, including configuration, trust boundaries, and operational checks.
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Learn the minimal Apache 2.4 setup needed to load‑balance HTTP traffic using mod_proxy_balancer, including configuration, trust boundaries, and operational checks.
The goal is to understand how Apache 2.4.58’s new default for AllowEncodedSlashes (Off) changes the handling of URLs that contain encoded slashes when they are forwarded by mod_proxy to a backend server. With the directive now context‑sensitive and applied to all virtual hosts unless overridden, an encoded slash (%2F) is rejected unless the server explicitly