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Configuring rewriting rules
You can configure rewriting rules to redirect requests to the proxy server, which then routes the requests to the target server. The proxy server acts as an intermediary for HTTP requests that are serviced by application servers or Web servers.
About this task
Typically, the proxy server recognizes which target server is active and routes all administrative communication to that target. In some cases, however, a target server might receive a request without the proxy server intercepting that request. Rewriting rules modify URLs to point requests to the proxy server instead of pointing requests directly to a target server.