PHP-Proxy is a free and open source web proxy script that allows you to create your own proxy server on your Linux machine. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PHP-Proxy on your Elementary OS system easily.
Before installing PHP-Proxy, you need to ensure that your Linux machine has the following prerequisites:
To install the LAMP stack on Elementary OS, you can follow this tutorial.
To install Git and Composer on your machine, you can run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install composer
After successfully installing these prerequisites, you can proceed with the installation of PHP-Proxy.
Firstly, you need to clone the PHP-Proxy repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app.git
This will create a new directory php-proxy-app on your machine. You can enter into this directory by running the following command:
cd php-proxy-app
Now, you need to install the PHP dependencies of PHP-Proxy using Composer. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
composer install
This will install all the necessary packages required by PHP-Proxy.
Next, you need to create a new MySQL database and user for PHP-Proxy. You can do this by logging in to your MySQL server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
This will prompt you for the root password, which you can obtain from your MySQL server provider.
After logging in, you need to create a new database and user by running the following SQL commands:
CREATE DATABASE php_proxy;
CREATE USER 'php_proxy_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON php_proxy.* TO 'php_proxy_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Make sure to replace your_password_here with your preferred password.
Now, you need to configure your Apache web server to serve PHP-Proxy. You can do this by creating a new Apache virtual host configuration file.
Run the following command to create a new configuration file named php-proxy.conf:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/php-proxy.conf
Add the following contents to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/php-proxy-app/public
<Directory /var/www/html/php-proxy-app/public>
AllowOverride All
Require all Granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/php-proxy-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/php-proxy-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.
Now, enable the newly created virtual host by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite php-proxy.conf
Finally, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that everything is set up, you can start PHP-Proxy by running the following command:
php start.php
This will start the PHP-Proxy server at port 8080.
You can now access your PHP-Proxy server by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:8080/
This will open the PHP-Proxy interface, where you can enter the URL of the website you want to access.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP-Proxy on your Elementary OS system.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
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