prospero-x / php-proxy-app

Web Proxy Application built on php-proxy library ready to be installed on your server

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These are my instructions for configuring php-proxy-app, a Web app built around php-proxy. For more details, see the Project Homepage.

Tested on:

1. MacOS Sierra 10.12.6
2. PHP 5.6.30 (cli)

Download

$ ./download_vendor.sh

Setup

1) Configure the Server

1.1. Set the app_key on line 7 of config.php:

$config['app_key'] = 'mikhail\'s proxy';

1.2. (Optional) modify templates/main.php for a custom Homepage display

2) Configure your Home Router

This step will allow users on the internet to access your service from the internet by typing in the IP address of your home router into their browser.

2.1. Set up port-forwarding on your router. I logged into my Linksys router by typing 192.168.1.1 into my browser, logging in, and navigating to Security > Apps and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding. You may need to look up how to navigate to the port forwarding page of your router.

Once there, set up port-forwarding from <EXTERNAL_PORT> to <LAN_IP_ADDRESS>:<INTERNAL_PORT>, where <LAN_IP_ADDRESS> is the local IP address of the device which will be running the proxy server.

2.2 Finally, find the Wide IP Address of your router. I found mine here but you can also find it by simply googling "My public IP Address".

After doing this, users will access your proxy via the url http://<ROUTER_IP_ADDRESS>:<EXTERNAL_PORT>

Run the Server

$ php -S <LAN_IP_ADDRESS>:<INTERNAL_PORT>