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<p>mod_proxy is an optional module for the <a href="/facts/Apache_HTTP_Server/tcmWYYUq">Apache HTTP Server</a>. </p><p>This module implements a <a href="/facts/Proxy_server/ArhwQE74">proxy</a>, <a href="/facts/Gateway_(telecommunications)/YTYSqhqN">gateway</a> or <a href="/facts/Web_cache/DqIBcWem">cache</a> for Apache. It implements <a href="/facts/Proxy_server/ArhwQE74">proxying</a> capability for <a href="/facts/AJP13/Qzx2foJ1">AJP13</a> (Apache JServ Protocol version 1.3), <a href="/facts/FTP/THuWgzfw">FTP</a>, CONNECT (for <a href="/facts/Transport_Layer_Security/pGy16TnA">SSL</a>), <a href="/facts/HTTP/TWtvf7JD">HTTP</a>/0.9, HTTP/1.0, and (since Apache 1.3.23) HTTP/1.1. The module can be configured to connect to other proxy modules for these and other protocols. </p><p>One powerful feature of Apache is flexible <a href="/facts/Virtual_hosting/ohXUdpYR">virtual hosting</a>—multiple virtual hosts on a single server. This is a convenient way to partition separate websites and applications. With mod_proxy it is possible to set various <a href="/facts/Web_framework/8f1CVHDX">web framework</a>-based applications up as virtual hosts as well. </p><p>mod_proxy can help to improve <a href="/facts/LAMP_(software_bundle)/vUeXaEXW">LAMP</a> security or to strip SSL from HTTP requests. </p>