Easiest way to front Weblogic 9.2 with apache 2.x

Question

I want to put Apache 2.2.9 in front of a Weblogic 9.2 server on Windows XP. What does it take to do that ?

I probably need mod_proxy on the apache side ?

As far as Weblogic and apache are concerned, is there something similar to mod_jk ?

I would like this setup so that I can introduce some filtering later on. But for now, the goal is to allow other computers to access weblogic appserver so that Apache forwards all requests coming to it (at a certain URL) to Weblogic.

I have done this several times earlier BUT have forgotten how I did it.

Thanks for any pointers,

Answer 1

I guess http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs81/plugins/apache.html answers most of the basic fundas. Will update the forum if I have more inputs.

Answer 2

We used the WebLogic plugin to load balance and front our applicatiosn, using virtual hosts and locations.

For example:

ServerName www.domain.com

WebLogicCluster 10.20.30.41:7002,10.20.30.42:7002 SetHandler weblogic-handler

This config will balance requests to http://www.domain.com/PathToApplication to 10.20.30.41:7002 and 10.20.30.42:7002.

Answer 3

The right way to do this is to use the Apache HTTP Server plug-in provided by BEA/Oracle and bundled with Weblogic.

For details, refer to the legacy BEA WebLogic Server 9.2 Documentation and more precisely to:

• Installing and Configuring the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
• Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins

Note: These links are the up to date links since http://edocs.bea.com/ is now down.