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# Apache Module mod_proxy_balancer

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Description: | `mod_proxy` extension for load balancing
Status: | Extension
Module Identifier: | proxy_balancer_module
Source File: | proxy_balancer.c
Compatibility: | Available in version 2.1 and later

### Summary

This module requires the service of `mod_proxy`. It provides load balancing support for `HTTP`, `FTP` and `AJP13` protocols

Thus, in order to get the ability of load balancing, `mod_proxy` and `mod_proxy_balancer` have to be present in the server.

### Warning

Do not enable proxying until you have secured your server. Open proxy servers are dangerous both to your network and to the Internet at large.

### Directives

This module provides no directives.

### See also

- `mod_proxy`

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