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Administration Guide 11-3
Keep-Alive Connections in Apache Version 2.x
The Apache HTTP Server Plug-In improves performance by using a reusable pool of
connections from the plug-in to WebLogic Server. The plug-in implements HTTP 1.1
keep-alive connections between the plug-in and WebLogic Server by reusing the same
connection in the pool for subsequent requests from the same client. If the connection
is inactive for more than 30 seconds, (or a user-defined amount of time) the connection
is closed and returned to the pool. You can disable this feature if desired. For more
information, see “KeepAliveEnabled” on page -10.
Proxying Requests
The plug-in proxies requests to WebLogic Server based on a configuration that you
specify. You can proxy requests either based on the URL of the request (or a portion
of the URL). This is called proxying by path. You can also proxy request based on the
MIME type of the requested file. You can also use a combination of both methods. If
a request matches both criteria, the request is proxied by path. You can also specify
additional parameters for each of these types of requests that define additional
behavior of the plug-in. For more information, see “Configuring the Apache HTTP
Server Plug-In” on page 11-10.
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The Apache HTTP Server Plug-In is supported on the Linux, Solaris, AIX, Windows,
and HPUX11 platforms. Plug-ins are not supported on all operating systems for all
releases. For information on platform support for specific versions of Apache, see
Platform Support for WebLogic Server Plug-ins and Web Servers in Supported
Configurations for WebLogic Server 6.1.