<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="BalancerMember" id="BalancerMember">BalancerMember</a> <a name="balancermember" id="balancermember">Directive</a></h2>
<table class="directive">
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Add a member to a load balancing group</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>BalancerMember <var>url</var> [<var>key=value [key=value ...]]</var></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>BalancerMember [<var>balancerurl</var>] <var>url</var> [<var>key=value [key=value ...]]</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_proxy</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>BalancerMember is only available in Apache 2.2
and later.</td></tr>
</table>
- <p>This directive adds a member to a load balancing group. It must be used
+ <p>This directive adds a member to a load balancing group. It could be used
within a <code><Proxy <var>balancer://</var>...></code> container
- directive, and can take any of the parameters available to
+ directive, and can take any of the key value pair parameters available to
<code class="directive"><a href="#proxypass">ProxyPass</a></code> directives.</p>
<p>One additional parameter is available only to <code class="directive"><a href="#balancermember">BalancerMember</a></code> directives:
<var>loadfactor</var>. This is the member load factor - a number between 1
(default) and 100, which defines the weighted load to be applied to the
member in question.</p>
+ <p>The balancerurl is only needed when not in <code><Proxy <var>balancer://</var>...></code>
+ container directive. It corresponds to the url of a balancer defined in
+ <code class="directive"><a href="#proxypass">ProxyPass</a></code> directive.</p>
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<directivesynopsis>
<name>BalancerMember</name>
<description>Add a member to a load balancing group</description>
-<syntax>BalancerMember <var>url</var> [<var
+<syntax>BalancerMember [<var>balancerurl</var>] <var>url</var> [<var
>key=value [key=value ...]]</var></syntax>
<contextlist><context>directory</context>
</contextlist>
<compatibility>BalancerMember is only available in Apache 2.2
and later.</compatibility>
<usage>
- <p>This directive adds a member to a load balancing group. It must be used
+ <p>This directive adds a member to a load balancing group. It could be used
within a <code><Proxy <var>balancer://</var>...></code> container
- directive, and can take any of the parameters available to
+ directive, and can take any of the key value pair parameters available to
<directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPass</directive> directives.</p>
<p>One additional parameter is available only to <directive
module="mod_proxy">BalancerMember</directive> directives:
<var>loadfactor</var>. This is the member load factor - a number between 1
(default) and 100, which defines the weighted load to be applied to the
member in question.</p>
+ <p>The balancerurl is only needed when not in <code><Proxy <var>balancer://</var>...></code>
+ container directive. It corresponds to the url of a balancer defined in
+ <directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPass</directive> directive.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>