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authorRuediger Pluem <rpluem@apache.org>2023-04-12 12:24:18 +0000
committerRuediger Pluem <rpluem@apache.org>2023-04-12 12:24:18 +0000
commit0e8cd62e42556f9b97a602a69983142e2ac78e2b (patch)
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Merge r1909067 from trunk:
* Clarify performance topic Reviewed by: ruediger git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1909087 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/rewrite/flags.xml b/docs/manual/rewrite/flags.xml
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--- a/docs/manual/rewrite/flags.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/rewrite/flags.xml
@@ -601,11 +601,17 @@ client undue influence.</p>
<note type="warning">
<title>Performance warning</title>
-<p>Using this flag triggers the use of <module>mod_proxy</module>, without handling of persistent connections. This
-means the performance of your proxy will be better if you set it up with <directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPass</directive> or
-<directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPassMatch</directive></p>
-<p>This is because this flag triggers the use of the default worker, which does not handle connection pooling/reuse.</p>
-<p>Avoid using this flag and prefer those directives, whenever you can.</p>
+<p>Using this flag triggers the use of <module>mod_proxy</module>, without
+handling of persistent connections as the default worker is used in this case,
+which does not handle connection pooling/reuse.</p>
+<p>In order to use persistent connections you need to setup a
+<directive module="mod_proxy">Proxy</directive> block at least for the scheme
+and host part of the target URL containing a
+<directive module="mod_proxy">ProxySet</directive> directive where you e.g. set
+a timeout.</p>
+<p>If you set it up with <directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPass</directive> or
+<directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPassMatch</directive> persistent connections
+will be used automatically.</p>
</note>
<p>Note: <module>mod_proxy</module> must be enabled in order