PHP-Proxy is a free and open-source web proxy script that allows users to access content on the internet anonymously. It was written in PHP and can be installed on any web server that supports PHP. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PHP-Proxy on Clear Linux Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
PHP-Proxy requires a web server that supports PHP. In this guide, we will use Apache as the web server. To install Apache and PHP, run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add httpd php-basic
Next, download the PHP-Proxy script from the official website. You can use the following command to download the latest version:
wget https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/archive/master.zip
After the download is complete, extract the files:
unzip master.zip
Copy the contents of the php-proxy-app-master folder to the Apache root directory /var/www/html/:
sudo cp -r php-proxy-app-master/* /var/www/html/
PHP-Proxy comes with a sample configuration file config.php.sample. Rename this file to config.php using the following command:
mv /var/www/html/config.php.sample /var/www/html/config.php
Next, open the config.php file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /var/www/html/config.php
In the file, look for the following two lines:
$config['base_url'] = 'http://www.example.com/'; // The base URL of the proxy site
$config['proxy_url'] = 'http://localhost:8080/'; // The proxy URL. Leave it as is
Replace http://www.example.com/ with your website URL, and leave the proxy_url as is.
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+X, followed by Y.
To enable PHP on Apache, edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Uncomment the following line by removing the # at the beginning of the line:
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
Save and close the file.
To start the Apache web server, use the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
To ensure that Apache starts automatically at boot time, use the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Open your web browser and enter the following URL: http://your_server_ip_address/. You should see the PHP-Proxy homepage. Enter a website URL in the text field and click Go.
If the website loads correctly, then PHP-Proxy has been installed and configured successfully.
In this guide, we showed you how to install PHP-Proxy on Clear Linux Latest. You can now use PHP-Proxy to access content on the internet anonymously. Happy browsing!
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