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-rw-r--r--docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml[diff] [file]9
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml
index 866e85809b..f7a34e6203 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ ProxyPass "/apps" "http://127"
<usage>
<p>Directives placed in <directive type="section">Proxy</directive>
- sections apply only to matching proxied content. Shell-style wildcards are
+ sections apply only to matching proxied content using a simple string prefix match against the URL. Shell-style wildcards are also
allowed.</p>
<p>For example, the following will allow only hosts in
@@ -734,6 +734,13 @@ ProxyRemote ftp http://ftpproxy.mydomain:8080
authentication challenge. The <a
href="mod_proxy_http.html#env">Proxy-Chain-Auth</a> environment
variable has no effect if this argument is used.</p>
+
+ <note><title>DNS resolution and forward proxies</title>
+ <p>When a forward (remote) proxy is configured, DNS resolution of
+ the origin/backend hostname is only performed on the forward proxy.
+ Any <directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyBlock</directive> rules
+ which restrict access to specific IP addresses must be configured
+ at the forward proxy.</p></note>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
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