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NAME

Gantry::Utils::PerlbalFixup - This module will set the client ip

SYNOPSIS

 #httpd.conf or some such
 #can be any Perl*Handler
 PerlInitHandler Gantry::Utils::PerlbalFixup

DESCRIPTION

This module will set the proper client ip using the X-Forwarded-For header which is set by Perlbal and other proxy methods. This module should be loaded at the PerlInitHandler or PerlReadParseHeaders phase during the request life- cycle

METHODS

handler

The apache fixup handler. Stores the value of the X-Forwarded-For header in the remote_ip of the request's connection, so apps behind a perlbal proxy can tell who their client is.

SEE ALSO

mod_perl(3)

AUTHOR

Tim Keefer <tkeefer@gmail.com>