Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 22:11:51 +0200 From: "Moritz Fromwald" <mfromwald@gmx.at> To: "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Alternate websites Message-ID: <3EE50627.26719.76B8F04@localhost> In-Reply-To: <PPECLBJKHADMJKGPJMEFMELHCLAA.ian@cerebellum.za.net> References: <3EE50157.21389.758C0B6@localhost>
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From: "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net> To: <mfromwald@gmx.at> Copies to: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Alternate websites Date sent: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:58:05 +0200 > > From: "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net> > > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > Date sent: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 20:42:15 +0200 > > Subject: Alternate websites > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have an idea. I dont know if it is possible, but here goes. > > > > > > First my server layout. > > > > > > Server 1 > > > --------------- > > > * Primary DNS > > > * Mail > > > * Web Server > > > > > > Server 2 > > > --------------- > > > * Secondary DNS > > > > > > > > > Right, what I would like is that if server one goes down, it will > > > redirect web trafic to Server 2, displaying a "This site is > > > temporarily offline" page. Is this possible, and could someone > > > help me to get it right. And could Server 2 display an error page > > > according to the specific website that the "user" is visiting ? > > Sure it is, look at mod_backhand for apache > > (http://www.backhand.org/mod_backhand/) > > pound (front webserver) > > Pen (TCP Balancing) (http://siag.nu/pen/) > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > > > Ian Barnes > > > > Regards > > moritz fromwald > Hi, > > thanks for the reply. I dont think i was clear enough in my previous > description, sorry bout that. > > What i would like is not load balancing, but that when the main server > goes down (and only then), does it forward to an error page on the > secondary server, until the main server has come back up again. > > Thanks for the help. > > Ian > Hi, Well, at least pound is able to have a heartbeat function, have a closer look! greez moritz fromwald
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