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Cloned web server w Apache keeps routing to old ip address. Is problem in Apache config?
Posted on 2016-10-25
We were upgrading a web server. It runs Red Hat and uses Apache. We basically cloned the server (Clonezilla) and ported it to the new server. It's running fine, but when traffic comes through the wan interface through the router, it correctly port maps to the new server, then send the session over to the old server (it's still online). We've checked the router. Its setup is good. Port forwards to the new server. Is there something in the httpd.conf file that could redirect it over to the old sites lan ip?
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Hi!
Check and compare the httpd.conf file against /etc/hosts file and the ipaddress of the hosts using ifconfig. Since it is a clone you probably have virtualhosts IP mappings in the /etc/hosts pointing still to the old server (it's IP address ).
And it sounds like you are using the IP based virtualhosting setup where namebased setup could be a better approach here
http://www.tecmint.com/apache-ip-based-and-name-based-virtual-hosting/
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
Check and compare the httpd.conf file against /etc/hosts file and the ipaddress of the hosts using ifconfig. Since it is a clone you probably have virtualhosts IP mappings in the /etc/hosts pointing still to the old server (it's IP address ).
And it sounds like you are using the IP based virtualhosting setup where namebased setup could be a better approach here
http://www.tecmint.com/apache-ip-based-and-name-based-virtual-hosting/
Regards,
Tomas Helgi
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There is a large amount of information that is missing from your question.
What is being forwarded, the access to the DATABASE data?
After cloning, were all relevant configuration changes made, such that the access to the DB is local?
after cloning, did you reran anything to reset the networking configuration? Did you manually edited some files to make changes, double check if you have reverse proxy setup and that is where the old IP is referenced.
Besides apache web (htttpd,) do you also have tomcat installed and that components is going to the wrong destination?
Usually, when cloning, the cloned, is brought up without any changes while the original, is removed from the network......
You seem to have gone the cloning route, but using the clone as an additional server such that an oversight in making adjustments/corrections could have missed .......
What is being forwarded, the access to the DATABASE data?
After cloning, were all relevant configuration changes made, such that the access to the DB is local?
after cloning, did you reran anything to reset the networking configuration? Did you manually edited some files to make changes, double check if you have reverse proxy setup and that is where the old IP is referenced.
Besides apache web (htttpd,) do you also have tomcat installed and that components is going to the wrong destination?
Usually, when cloning, the cloned, is brought up without any changes while the original, is removed from the network......
You seem to have gone the cloning route, but using the clone as an additional server such that an oversight in making adjustments/corrections could have missed .......
It's working now. Dave, the "listen" parameter didn't list an ip, just a port (80). Probably should plant the new ip address asap. Tomas, your comment also made sense in that the web server was picking up instructions from somewhere to go to the old other address (which was still on the lan).
Arnold, yes, there was a db behind the web server.
I'm getting the sys admin to recheck the host files and the httpd.conf file to make sure the old entries are updated accordingly.
One last point. Some kind of arp caching or old cached routing may have existed on the server which, when deactivated and reactivated, was cleared and resolved the issue. Thanks.
Arnold, yes, there was a db behind the web server.
I'm getting the sys admin to recheck the host files and the httpd.conf file to make sure the old entries are updated accordingly.
One last point. Some kind of arp caching or old cached routing may have existed on the server which, when deactivated and reactivated, was cleared and resolved the issue. Thanks.
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Listen need not reflect an IP in such a setup, the webserver will listen on all active network interfaces/ips.
When you use listen, and you transition the config if the IP is not available the web server will error out and will not start because it can not bind to an IP that does not exist on the system.
So what was going to the old server? the web or the queries to the database?
Only redicts might do that if you have internal DNS server that is still pointing the hostname/domain of the redirected requests to the old server IP. But these should be internal to your lan, and not external user .....
When you use listen, and you transition the config if the IP is not available the web server will error out and will not start because it can not bind to an IP that does not exist on the system.
So what was going to the old server? the web or the queries to the database?
Only redicts might do that if you have internal DNS server that is still pointing the hostname/domain of the redirected requests to the old server IP. But these should be internal to your lan, and not external user .....
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