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apache mod_proxy www.domain.com fails, domain.com works - whats wrong?

I have a apache setup that redirect to my app running on tomcat. Loading http://domain.com works fine. However http://www.domain.com gives me a 404 error.

What am I missing?

NameVirtualHost www.domain.com:80
<VirtualHost www.domain.com:80>
    ServerName www.domain.com
    ProxyPass /svn !
    ProxyPass / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/appname/
    ProxyPassReverse / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/appname/
    ProxyPassReverseCookiePath /appname/
</VirtualHost>

Following the first comment I have altered by code to be:

<VirtualHost www.domain.com:80>
    ServerName www.domain.com
    ServerAlias www.domain.com domain.com
    ProxyPass /svn !
    ProxyPass / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/appname/
    ProxyPassReverse / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/appname/
    ProxyPassReverseCookiePath /appname/
</VirtualHost>

In the apache logs I see a 404 error "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 16060" In the browser I see an apache tomcat 404 error (tomcat 6.0.28) I see nothing in the tomcat logs

Solution

  • Use ServerAlias.

    <VirtualHost www.domain.com:80>
    ServerName www.domain.com
    ServerAlias www.domain.com domain.com
    ProxyPass /svn !
    ProxyPass / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/appname/
    ProxyPassReverse / ajp://127.0.0.1:8009/appname/
    ProxyPassReverseCookiePath /appname/
</VirtualHost>

    Edit: When facing that kind of problems, you can directly hit tomcat on its HTTP port (see server.xml) and check if the problem occurs.