Find exact client IP using mod_reverseproxy

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If you are using the mod_remoteip with Apache and the user using a proxy to  access the server then we won't be able to get exact client IP address. To solve this problem we can use the mod_reverseproxy.

• Installation

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#wget https://raw.github.com/Prajithp/mod_reverseproxy/master/mod_reverseproxy.c
          #apxs -i -c -n mod_reverseproxy.so mod_reverseproxy.c 


• Configuration Directives

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ReverseProxyEnable           (On|Off)          - Enable reverse proxy

ReverseProxyRemoteIPHeader   X-Real-IP         - The header to use for the real IP
                                                 address.
ReverseProxyRemoteIPTrusted  127.0.0.1         -  What IPs to adjust requests for

example configuration

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LoadModule reverseproxy_module modules/mod_reverseproxy.so

<IfModule reverseproxy_module>
  ReverseProxyEnable  On
  ReverseProxyRemoteIPHeader X-Real-IP
  ReverseProxyRemoteIPTrusted 127.0.0.1
  ReverseProxyRemoteIPTrusted xx.xx.xx.xx
</IfModule>