How to Install PHP-Proxy on NetBSD

PHP-Proxy is a web-based proxy script built in PHP that allows you to browse the web anonymously and bypass internet filters. In this tutorial, we will look at how to install PHP-Proxy on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following:

• A NetBSD server
• A web server (Apache or Nginx) installed and running
• PHP and PHP extensions installed

Steps

Follow these steps to install PHP-Proxy on NetBSD:

1. Download the latest version of PHP-Proxy from https://www.php-proxy.com/download.

   $ cd /var/www
   $ wget https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/archive/master.zip
   

2. Extract the downloaded file.

   $ unzip master.zip
   

3. Rename the extracted folder to php-proxy.

   $ mv php-proxy-app-master php-proxy
   

4. Navigate to the php-proxy directory.

   $ cd php-proxy
   

5. Install the required dependencies using Composer. If you don't have Composer installed, download it from https://getcomposer.org.

   $ composer install
   

6. Copy the sample configuration file.

   $ cp includes/config.sample.php includes/config.php
   

7. Edit the configuration file.

   $ vi includes/config.php
   

   Update the following configurations:

   // Set to true
   define('APP_DEV', true);
   
   // Set your server's domain or IP address
   define('APP_URL', 'http://localhost');
   
   // Replace with your desired default site
   define('DEFAULT_SITE', 'https://google.com');
   
   // Database configuration
   define('DB_TYPE', 'sqlite');
   define('DB_SQLITE_FILE', '/var/www/php-proxy/database/proxy.sqlite');
   
   // Set to true if you want to enable logging
   define('LOG_ENABLED', true);
   
   // Set the logging level
   define('LOG_LEVEL', 'debug');
   

8. Create the SQLite database file.

   $ cd database
   $ touch proxy.sqlite
   $ chmod 777 proxy.sqlite
   $ cd ..
   

9. Edit the .htaccess file.

   $ vi .htaccess
   

   Add the following contents:

   DirectoryIndex index.php
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?url=$1 [PT,L]
   

10. Configure your web server.

    Apache

    <VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www/php-proxy
        <Directory /var/www/php-proxy>
            Options +FollowSymLinks
            AllowOverride All
            Require all granted
        </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
    

    Nginx

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name yourdomain.com;
        root /var/www/php-proxy;
        index index.php;
        location / {
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?url=$uri&$args;
        }
        location ~ \.php$ {
            fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
            fastcgi_index index.php;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
            include fastcgi_params;
        }
    }
    

11. Restart your web server.

    Apache

    $ apachectl restart
    

    Nginx

    $ service nginx restart
    

12. Access your PHP-Proxy site by visiting http://yourdomain.com in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP-Proxy on NetBSD. You can now use it to browse the web anonymously and bypass internet filters.

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