Squid is a web proxy and cache server which primarily provides proxy and cache services for the HTTP protocol. In this tutorial we are going to show you how to install and configure Squid proxy server on a Linux VPS.
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How to install and configure Squid proxy on your CentOS VPS.
There are a more reasons for using proxy, but we are going to focus on web content filtering and/or anonymous surfing. A proxy – proxy server actually represents another machine through which internet requests are processed, or simply an intermediary between my machine and the Internet. When using proxy server, my computer sends the requests to the proxy server, the requests are being processed and I am being delivered the content I was looking form.
So, let’s see few simple steps on how to install Squid, the most popular proxy server out there on your CentOS VPS. As for the next part, we will see some configuring options.
Install Squid on Debian 6 ‘Squeeze’
Squid is a high-performance proxy server and web cache daemon that optimizes website operation by caching pages so that they load more quickly for the users. Squid is provided as free, open source software and can be used under the GNU General Public License (GPL) of the Free Software Foundation.