Using socket.io with nodejs on a server with apache as a reverse proxy

Question

I\'m attempting to use Node.js with Socket.IO to faciliate messaging between the browser and client, following the guide.

However, I had to setup Node reverse-proxie

Answer 1

If anybody is interested, only this worked for me. Replace port 3000 with your Nodejs port

Apache 2.2.14 inside your VirtualHost

    
      
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
      
    

    RewriteEngine on

    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} transport=polling
    RewriteRule /(.*)$ http://localhost:3001/$1 [P]

    ProxyRequests off
    ProxyPass /socket.io/ ws://localhost:3001/socket.io/
    ProxyPassReverse /socket.io/ ws://localhost:3001/socket.io/

Client side connection:

  var myIoSocket = io.connect($location.protocol() + '://' + $location.host(), {path: '/socket.io'});

No need to change anything on Node.js side.