Re: [squid-users] squid vport

Michael Lenaghan wrote:
>> "accel vhost defaultsite=192.168.24.198 vport=8080" means ...
>>
>> ... 'accelerate' the URL.
>> ... (vhost) use client-given Host: header when available.
>> ... (vport=) use the client-given Host: HTTP port (default 8088 if none
>> found).
>> ... (defaultsite=) use 192.168.24.198 if neither of the above give a usable
>> domain/IP.
>>
>> So Squid check the URL. Finds /rdims/index.jsp.
>> ... checks the Host: header. Finds 192.168.0.164:88, making
>> URL=http://192.168.0.164:88/rdims/index.jsp
>> ... checks the Host: header port. Finds 88, making
>> URL=http://192.168.0.164:88/rdims/index.jsp
>> ... has a domain '192.168.0.164', so skips defaultsite
>>
>> I think it should have been: "Host: 192.168.0.164:88" maybe something went
>> wrong and caused defaultsite to be used. Henrik might know.
>
> Amos, I only read a small portion of the code but I believe that if a
> vport is *specified* it's *always* used.

Aye. While looking up your problem after wangwen's I found the details.

>
> This is 2.7:
>
> if (vport > 0)
> port = vport;
> else
> port = htons(http->conn->me.sin_port);
>
> (The 2.6 code is different but I believe it has a similar intent.)
>
> Either way it would be great if the docs were more specific!
>
> Something else that's confusing in the docs: Does accel have to be
> specified if vhost, vport or defaultsite is given? Or are the docs
> trying to say that those things have no effect unless accel is given?
> Again, it would be great if the docs were clearer.

That was a bit fuzzy across a few releases as well. I've now settled on
saying its needed. It's the mode specifier, the others are just options
to tweak how the mode works.

Amos

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