ProxyPass in Apache, and proxy_pass in nginx, are directives used to specify which backend or remote server should handle the incoming http request
ProxyPass
in apache, and proxy_pass
in nginx, are directives used to specify which backend or remote-server should handle a given http-request. This can be used to implement a reverse-proxy, as well as a forward and/or transparent proxy, too.
ProxyPass in apache:
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass
proxy_pass in nginx:
http://ngx.su/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c#ngx_http_proxy_pass