The Web Server tab found in WWW Proxy Service properties, gives that service the ability to handle Server requests (non-proxy requests) based on the host tag portion provided in the HTTP request received from a Internet browser.
When a Internet browser makes a HTTP request to access an Internet resource, there is always a tag present in these HTTP requests called the host tag. This tag is used by the browser to indicate to the Web server which site or host the browser wants the server to return resources from. (e.g. www.wingate.com).
The host tag is commonly used by web servers hosting and serving multiple websites from a single IP address, allowing clients to specify the site they want using the host tag (e.g. www.wingate.com and www.netpatrol.com are hosted from the one Web server).
This allows the WinGate WWW Proxy Service to determine what to do with any server requests it may receive, when the host tags in the server request match those that have been defined in the Web Server configuration. You can add as many host tags that will be handled by the WWW Proxy Service as you require.
When the WWW Proxy Service receives a server request with the matching host tag it can be configured to perform one of 4 actions:
The server request will be rejected. (Default)
This will return a redirect (Error 301, 302) to the client browser, which generally indicates they should refer back to WinGate or the server specified in the Redirect for the requested resource.
WinGate will take the server request and make the connection to the desired server on behalf of the client.
WinGate can serve the request itself just like a Web server from the local hard drive including support for CGI executables such as Pearl and PHP.
The Web Server tab lists all the host tags that have currently been set to be handled by the WWW Proxy. There are 4 buttons available:
Click the Add button to add a new host tag that the WWW proxy will check for in client server requests.
Redefine the properties of how a host tag will be handled that has been selected from the list.
This will remove the selected host tag entry.
This opens the advanced options of the Web Server tab where you can define how CGI executables will be handled and used by the WWW Proxy web server.
The Web Server tab deals specifically with Server request type HTTP requests. It does not refer to WinGate clients on the network behind WinGate who have their browsers configured to use the WWW Proxy, and make proxy requests to WinGate when trying to access the Internet.
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