Apache as proxy for the web

Hi all,
I need to config Apache so that every request that is coming
is redirected to the www. I'd like in other words to use it as a proxy
for Internet. Is it possible ?
I've read about the proxy directive, but I cannot find a way to forward
a route to the web....
any help ?
Thanks a lot
Francesco

Richard Antony Burton wrote:
> Just make sure you keep your logs, or you'll find yourself without much
> defence if people use your proxy to down load kiddie porn.

How do you make it log hits from browsers
on localhost?

I would like to be able to check whether
the kids were doing their homework or
playing games on cartoon network. :-)

All hits (including downloads) from the other
machines on the LAN are logged, but NO requests
from browsers on the webserver are logged.

I've made sure that the proxy is mandated,
and indeed, if I kill Apache, the browsers
can't get out.

"Francesco M." <markNoSpam@libero.it> wrote in message
news:DKLSa.191101$lK4.5457219@twister1.libero.it.. .
> Hi all,
> I need to config Apache so that every request that is coming
> is redirected to the www. I'd like in other words to use it as a proxy
> for Internet. Is it possible ?
> I've read about the proxy directive, but I cannot find a way to forward
> a route to the web....
> any help ?
> Thanks a lot
> Francesco
>
>

Hi Francesco,

Here's an extract from my httpd.conf file. I'm on Apache 2.0.45 on Win32.
Make sure you get this right otherwise you could end up as an open proxy!.

--Mark.


LoadModule proxy_module "modules/mod_proxy.so"
LoadModule proxy_connect_module "modules/mod_proxy_connect.so"
LoadModule proxy_http_module "modules/mod_proxy_http.so"


<IfModule mod_proxy.c>
#
# Proxy Server directives. Uncomment the following lines to
# enable the proxy server:
ProxyRequests On
#
<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 10.0.0.3 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1 127.0.0.1
</Proxy>
#Proxy
#
# Enable/disable the handling of HTTP/1.1 "Via:" headers.
# ("Full" adds the server version; "Block" removes all outgoing Via:
headers)
# Set to one of: Off | On | Full | Block

proxyblock glocksoft windowsupdate.microsoft.com

</IfModule>

Mark Edwards wrote:
> Here's an extract from my httpd.conf file. I'm on Apache 2.0.45 on Win32.

I've got Apache/1.3.26 (Darwin)
(just threw that in for context of what follows)

> LoadModule proxy_module "modules/mod_proxy.so"
> LoadModule proxy_connect_module "modules/mod_proxy_connect.so"
> LoadModule proxy_http_module "modules/mod_proxy_http.so"

I uncommented the first one, but didn't notice the others.
Perhaps that explains my difficulties...
Also, I had to uncomment the corresponding AddModule


> # Set to one of: Off | On | Full | Block
>
> proxyblock glocksoft windowsupdate.microsoft.com

1. I don't think the comment applies to the following line.

2. Is httpd.conf case-sensitive? I have ProxyBlock

3. My block worked when the browser and server were
on the same CPU. When the browser was on a Win32
on my home LAN, the block didn't work. I have no
idea why or how to fix it.

4. I _do_ know that the Wintel was using the proxy, because
all its requests appeared in the server log. (I also can't
figure out why the requests aren't logged when the browser
and server _are_ on the same CPU.)

> Requests from my server aren't logged either. Probably as i'm going
> directly out. If I was to use 127.0.0.1 for proxy requests in my browser
> config, my guess is that requests would then be served by Apache and
> appear in the log. Having said that, what you say in 3) seems to run
> contradictory to 4) ???

Yes, it seems contradictory. But I definitely set the browsers
on both machines to use the Mac as proxy. And I'm sure it's done
because the blocking works on the Mac, and the logging works
for the Wintel browsers. Why the difference? I dunno.