To avoid exposing an additional port, AppServer port 2880, you can configure Apache HTTP Server to act as a reverse proxy.
1. Enable proxy and proxy_http modules using a2enmod script within Apache configuration.
$ a2enmod proxy $ a2enmod proxy_http
2. Find and open for editing WebSpellChecker config (2_WebInterface.conf) for Apache.
- File location on Linux-based environments: /etc/apache2/conf-available/2_WebInterface.conf
/etc/apache2/conf-available# nano 2_WebInterface.conf
3. At the very top or end of the file, add ProxyPass with the path to the application server (AppServer).
ProxyPass "/wscservice/api" "http://localhost:2880" ...
4. Save file and restart Apache.
$ service apache2 restart
5. In your browser, check version and status of the AppServer to verify if it works properly.
Check the version:
Check the status:
Or in terminal using wget or curl commands.
Since AppServer responds in json, it's better to use curl as wget will suggest downloading a file.
/opt/WSC# curl https://localhost/wscservice/api/?cmd=status --insecure { "SpellCheckEngine": { "active": true }, "GrammarCheckEngine": { "active": true }, "ThesaurusEngine": { "active": true } }