Reverse Proxy

[Jason Holtzapple]

On 09/10/2010 09:36 AM, Mike Ballon wrote:
> I have the need to setup a reverse proxy to front-end some websites for
> security reasons, but I can't decide whether to use Apache or Squid. The
> only real requirements are to having something "more secure" than your
> standard IP based firewall, something like an application proxy that
> supports load-balancing. 

If those are your only requirements, then Apache should be fine and I
use it for this purpose. Without knowing your setup it is hard to
recommend Squid, which might be overkill. There are also a few other
alternatives like Varnish or Nginx, but those are mostly used for
high-volume sites.

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