How To Create Your Own Online Proxy Server In Minutes Using Glype
Prerequisites
If we want to make a proxy server there are a few things you need.
In theory, any webhost will do, if they comply with the other
requirements; an old computer in your basement, or even a free online
webhost.
- PHP5 or greater and cURL
Look for this on the website of your webhost. If it’s paid hosting, you
can almost count on it. Especially cURL is a feature that’ll be disabled
on most free webservers.
- Permission
That’s right. Some webhosts will explicitly forbid you to create a proxy
server (or a chat room, for that matter) in their terms of content. And
you can expect them to find out.
1. Download and Install GlypeProxy
GlypeProxy is a free, standalone PHP script. That means it’s lightweight
and incredibly easy to configure. You can download it from their website.
Next, upload the files to a sub directory on your webserver. If you see a
folder called ‘www’, or called after your domain name (e.g. domain.com)
create the sub folder in there. You need to avoid using the word
‘proxy’, because some companies pick up on it. Instead, use ‘web’ or
‘surf’.
There are a few different ways to upload your files. If you already know
this, skip to the next paragraph. Here they are arranged from the least
to the most effort.
- Upload and unpack ZIP
Look in the filemanager for an ‘unpack’ or ‘extract’ option. You can then upload it in one take. This is not always supported.
- FTP access
Use an FTP application to access your webhost, and let it transfer the
files while you fetch some more coffee. Most often supported.
- Manual upload
You really don’t want to do this – are you sure the previous two
alternatives are blanked out? Your last resolve will be to manually
upload all the files and folder structures. Or start looking for a
different host – it might not be such a bad idea.
Any problems? ! feel free to ask :)
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