diff --git a/proxy_express_server.js b/proxy_express_server.js
 const express = require('express');
 const httpProxy = require('http-proxy');

 const app = express();
 const proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer();
 const port = 3001;
 const serverBehindProxy = 'https://a.b.c';
 // const serverBehindProxy = 'http://localhost:3000';

 const pathsAvailableOnWebsite = {
  "":true, // root path (http://localhost:3001/base-url-for-proxy; in this case) to be served from the website and not from the proxy
  "path-available-on-website-1" :true, // to be served from website angular
  "path-available-on-website-2" :true, // to be served from website angular
 }

 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello World! From proxy server root');
 });

 // add middleware for interception
 app.use('/base-url-for-proxy*', (req, res, next) => {
  // uncomment for debugging
  // console.log("middleware invoked");
  // console.log('Request Type:', req.method);
  // console.log('requested path:', req.path);
  // console.log('requested baseUrl:', req.baseUrl); // url without params and stripped of the mount path
  // console.log('requested originalUrl:', req.originalUrl);
  
  // if path not reserved to be served from the website;
  // proxy to wordpress server
  const subDirAfterOCC = req.baseUrl.replace("/base-url-for-proxy", "").replace("/", ""); // cascaded to handle root path
  if (!pathsAvailableOnWebsite[subDirAfterOCC]) {
    // console.log("path not available on website, try to server from proxy");
    // console.log(`trying target:  ${serverBehindProxy}${req.originalUrl}`);
    proxy.web(req, res, { 
      target: `${serverBehindProxy}${req.originalUrl}`,
      // secure: false,
      // toProxy: true, // what stupidity is this ??? the options do not work as documented
      // prependPath: true,
       ignorePath: true, // this needs to be true if express is setting the req.url to / for file req making them look like directory req
      changeOrigin: true,
      xfwd: true
    }, (err) => {
      console.log("error proxy serving the request :(", err);
    });
  } else {
    console.log("path available on website, let angular serve it, do nothing");
    next();
  }
 });


 // app.get('/base-url-for-proxy*', (req, res) => {
 //   res.send('Hello World! From proxy server base path');
 // });

 app.get('*', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello World! From catch-all path');
 });


 app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`);
 });
diff --git a/trial_express_server_behind_proxy.js b/trial_express_server_behind_proxy.js
 const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
 const port = 3000;

 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  console.log("original url", req.originalUrl);
  res.send('Hello World! From the base express server behind the proxy');
 });

 app.get('*', (req, res) => {
  console.log("original url", req.originalUrl);
  res.send('Hello World! From the catch-all path of base express server behind the proxy');
  console.log("req headers:", req.headers);
 });



 app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`);
 });
	const express = require('express');
	const httpProxy = require('http-proxy');

	const app = express();
	const proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer();
	const port = 3001;
	const serverBehindProxy = 'https://a.b.c';
	// const serverBehindProxy = 'http://localhost:3000';

	const pathsAvailableOnWebsite = {
	"":true, // root path (http://localhost:3001/base-url-for-proxy; in this case) to be served from the website and not from the proxy
	"path-available-on-website-1" :true, // to be served from website angular
	"path-available-on-website-2" :true, // to be served from website angular
	}

	app.get('/', (req, res) => {
	res.send('Hello World! From proxy server root');
	});

	// add middleware for interception
	app.use('/base-url-for-proxy*', (req, res, next) => {
	// uncomment for debugging
	// console.log("middleware invoked");
	// console.log('Request Type:', req.method);
	// console.log('requested path:', req.path);
	// console.log('requested baseUrl:', req.baseUrl); // url without params and stripped of the mount path
	// console.log('requested originalUrl:', req.originalUrl);

	// if path not reserved to be served from the website;
	// proxy to wordpress server
	const subDirAfterOCC = req.baseUrl.replace("/base-url-for-proxy", "").replace("/", ""); // cascaded to handle root path
	if (!pathsAvailableOnWebsite[subDirAfterOCC]) {
	// console.log("path not available on website, try to server from proxy");
	// console.log(`trying target: ${serverBehindProxy}${req.originalUrl}`);
	proxy.web(req, res, {
	target: `${serverBehindProxy}${req.originalUrl}`,
	// secure: false,
	// toProxy: true, // what stupidity is this ??? the options do not work as documented
	// prependPath: true,
	ignorePath: true, // this needs to be true if express is setting the req.url to / for file req making them look like directory req
	changeOrigin: true,
	xfwd: true
	}, (err) => {
	console.log("error proxy serving the request :(", err);
	});
	} else {
	console.log("path available on website, let angular serve it, do nothing");
	next();
	}
	});


	// app.get('/base-url-for-proxy*', (req, res) => {
	// res.send('Hello World! From proxy server base path');
	// });

	app.get('*', (req, res) => {
	res.send('Hello World! From catch-all path');
	});


	app.listen(port, () => {
	console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`);
	});
	const express = require('express');
	const app = express();
	const port = 3000;

	app.get('/', (req, res) => {
	console.log("original url", req.originalUrl);
	res.send('Hello World! From the base express server behind the proxy');
	});

	app.get('*', (req, res) => {
	console.log("original url", req.originalUrl);
	res.send('Hello World! From the catch-all path of base express server behind the proxy');
	console.log("req headers:", req.headers);
	});



	app.listen(port, () => {
	console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`);
	});