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<H2><A NAME="s7">7. Load balancing</A></H2>
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<P>Apache has several modules that allow distribution of requests among servers, for redundancy, increased availability, etc.
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<LI><B>Reverse proxying + mod_rewrite</B>: There is nothing in Apache that you can not do with
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</A> ... :) This technique consists of having an Apache front-end server acting
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as a proxy for the backend servers. You can find more information
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/rewriteguide.html">here</A></LI>
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<LI><B>Mod_backhand</B>: <EM>Allows seamless redirection of HTTP requests from one web server to another. This redirection
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can be used to target machines with under-utilized resources, thus providing fine-grained, per-request load balancing of web
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requests</EM>. More information at
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<A HREF="http://www.backhand.org/">http://www.backhand.org/</A>.</LI>
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<P>Related talk
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<LI>TH06: mod_backhand: Internals explained</LI>
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