Proxying TestLink

[DarrenBeck]

Hi all,

I'm trying to get TestLink working behind a proxy. Before I get into more detail here are the software versions I'm using:

• TestLink: 1.8.5
• Apache: 2.2.3
• PHP: 5.2.10
• OS: CentOS 5.5

I have installed TestLink using the provided installation instructions and it's working perfectly on the internal network. However, we reverse proxy all internal services using a second apache instance which is externally facing and running over HTTPS.

I've tried using the patch described here, but it didn't seem to make any difference.

The proxy server has the following config:

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ProxyRequests Off
ProxyPreserveHost On

<Proxy *>
	Order deny,allow
	Allow from all
</Proxy>

<Location /testlink>
	ProxyPass http://testserver/testlink
	ProxyPassReverse http://testserver/testlink
</Location>

The TestLink server is just using the following:

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Alias /testlink "/opt/testlink"

When I try and login (using https://externalserver/testlink) I get redirected to the login page as expected, however when I login I just get redirected back to the login page. There are no errors on the screen and nothing in the logs for the apache servers or TestLink.

Looking at the headers that are requested for the external URL shows the POST when the login button is clicked but the next header is a GET for the login.php page.

As stated earlier the server works fine if you use the internal URL.

Any ideas on where to look for the issue, or any other diagnostic tips?

Thanks,

Darren.

[fman]

do some search on our mantis, one user has contributed some code regarding proxy but was never added due to lack of infrastructure to test it.
let us know

[DarrenBeck]

I have only found one issue on this subject #0002404, this is the same patch I referenced in my original post. It's not woking for me so far...

[fman]

ok, I'm sorry but I've no idea how to help you

[patrickn]

Any luck here? I'm running into the same problem as well.

[michiel]

Hi,

The patch mentioned above works but for https to be proxied correctly, you need to add another line. The patch of lib/functions/configCheck.php would look like this (mind the added line with 'protocol'):

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@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
$t_path = '';
}

+ if ( isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST'] ) ) {
+ $t_protocol = 'https';
+ $t_host = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST'];
+ $t_port = '';
+ }
+
$t_url = $t_protocol . '://' . $t_host . $t_path.'/';

return ($t_url); 

It would be very nice if this could be implemented in a future version.

Thanks,

Michiel

[fman]

zero possibility to see any change in future version is no feature request is done on mantis, attaching ALL CODE not patch