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Apache: Log IP correctly when using a CDN

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#Apache: Log IP correctly when using a CDN

(assumes Ubuntu)

##Edit Config

in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

after HostnameLookups Off add

RemoteIPHeader X-Forwarded-For
RemoteIPInternalProxy 127.0.0.1/8

in the LogFormat line,

LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined

change %h to %a

##Enable Module

Then enable mod_remoteip:

a2enmod remoteip

restart Apache

service apache2 restart

IP of remote device should now be logged correctly.

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