Chain 2 virtual hosts using ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse

[jnsunkersett]

Hi,

Is is possible to chain 2 virtual hosts using ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse directives?
I want to direct traffic based on URI - the user should not be required to know the port number of the VH.

To elaborate;

I have an Apache server httpd, ver 2.2.17 in which I have defined 2 virtual host.

<VirtualHost *:80>
JkMount /* loadBalancer-R1
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:90>
JkMount /* loadBalancer-R2
</VirtualHost>

Then using mod_jk + ajp13 + worker.properties, established a Apache front end for 2 instances of my Tomcat server.

loadBalancer-R1, routes requests to Tomcat-instance-1
loadBalancer-R2, routes requests to Tomcat-instance-2

But for that in the browser I need to type

http://serverName:PORT/uri .... port 80 is picked by default but if it is port 90, I need to explicitly specify it.

I would like to use only the default port and have a URI, like /relaease2 instead,

where http://serverName/release2 takes user to http://serverName:90/uri

and

where http://serverName/release1 takes user to http://serverName:80/uri

I tried to use ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse directives but did not succeed in redirecting traffic as per the URI.

Your clues/ workarounds, will be greatly appreciated.

thank you.
Jeevan

PS: I was referring to James reply when trying ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse
http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=4455&highlight=

[James Blond]