# \[somewhat OT\] Apache config for Rails + ColdFusion + PHP **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 27, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/somewhat-ot-apache-config-for-rails-coldfusion-php/100188 "2006-07-27T17:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/somewhat-ot-apache-config-for-rails-coldfusion-php/100188/1 "2006-07-27T17:58:49Z")
Our group has several web apps developed in ColdFusion, PHP, and Rails. The ColdFusion and PHP apps are on an older server, and the Rails apps on a new server. Ideally, we’d like them all to share the same server. Our current setup for the Rails server is Apache2.2 with mod\_proxy\_balancer and mongrel\_cluster. We’d like to have specific directories be processed and served by Apache instead of being handed off to mongrel\_cluster. For example, let’s say we have 3 applications: 1. our main website done in Rails located at the domain root 2. a ColdFusion app located at /cf\_app/ 3. a PHP app located at /php\_app/. We’d like the ColdFusion and PHP apps to be served by Apache. Anything not in those two directories should be passed off to mongrel\_cluster for processing. Any ideas on how to handle the Apache config for such a setup? Thanks, Chris ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/somewhat-ot-apache-config-for-rails-coldfusion-php/100188/2 "2006-07-27T19:49:45Z")
> 1. a ColdFusion app located at /cf\_app/ > 2. a PHP app located at /php\_app/. > > We’d like the ColdFusion and PHP apps to be served by Apache. Anything not > in those two directories should be passed off to mongrel\_cluster for > processing. > > Any ideas on how to handle the Apache config for such a setup? We don’t have cold fusion and our PHP isn’t as nicely isolated as that, but this works for us: \ BalancerMember [http://127.0.0.1:8805](http://127.0.0.1:8805) RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^(.+[^/])$ $1/ [R] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} .php RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ $1 [QSA,L] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME}/index.html -f RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ $1/index.html [QSA,L] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME}/index.php -f RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ $1/index.php [QSA,L] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^(.\*)[^/]$ $1/ [QSA,L] RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^/(.\*)$ balancer://mongrel\_cluster%{REQUEST\_URI} [P,QSA,L] ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/somewhat-ot-apache-config-for-rails-coldfusion-php/100188/3 "2006-07-27T20:09:36Z")
an easier way would be to have aliases for php and coldfusion apps and have the default location serverd be redirected to the mongrel cluster. I am in the middle of setting something like that up now. Only without the coldfusion. On 7/27/06, Philip H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > 1. a ColdFusion app located at /cf\_app/ > > RewriteRule ^(._)$ $1 [QSA,L] > RewriteRule ^(._)[^/]$ $1/ [QSA,L] > > RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT\_ROOT}/%{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-f > RewriteRule ^/(.\*)$ balancer://mongrel\_cluster%{REQUEST\_URI} [P,QSA,L] > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Elliott C. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/somewhat-ot-apache-config-for-rails-coldfusion-php/100188/4 "2006-07-27T20:31:50Z")
Here is what I am working on right now: \ BalancerMember [http://192.168.0.1:3000](http://192.168.0.1:3000) BalancerMember [http://192.168.0.1:3001](http://192.168.0.1:3001) BalancerMember [http://192.168.0.11:3000](http://192.168.0.11:3000) loadfactor=2 BalancerMember [http://192.168.0.11:3001](http://192.168.0.11:3001) loadfactor=2 \ SetHandler balancer-manager \ Options Indexes MultiViews AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all Alias /someplace /var/www/someplace \ ServerAdmin admin@localhost ServerName [www.site.com](http://www.site.com) ServerAlias [site.com](http://site.com) ProxyPass / balancer://mycluster/ ProxyPassReverse / balancer://mycluster/ Most of my config came from [http://blog.innerewut.de/articles/2006/04/21/scaling-rails-with-apache-2-2-mod\_proxy\_balancer-and-mongrel](http://blog.innerewut.de/articles/2006/04/21/scaling-rails-with-apache-2-2-mod_proxy_balancer-and-mongrel) I haven’t tested it yet, but it should be close. On 7/27/06, Elliott C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Our current setup for the Rails server is Apache2.2 with mod\_proxy\_balancer > > > processing. > > > RewriteEngine On > > > > * * * – Elliott C. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid