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#Test it out. Once PHPproxy is installed, you can quickly test it out by opening your browser and typing in the following address: {{kbd|http://localhost/phproxy/}}. If the PHProxy page appears, then everything went OK. | #Test it out. Once PHPproxy is installed, you can quickly test it out by opening your browser and typing in the following address: {{kbd|http://localhost/phproxy/}}. If the PHProxy page appears, then everything went OK. | ||
#*Test the proxy by visiting an address through the "Web Address" field. You should see the site load with your proxy information before the regular site address in the browser's address bar. | #*Test the proxy by visiting an address through the "Web Address" field. You should see the site load with your proxy information before the regular site address in the browser's address bar. | ||
| − | #Set up your port forwarding. Ports act like doors to your network, and are typically left closed for security reasons. In order to get your proxy to work, you will need to open some of these doors. This is accomplished by configuring your router to forward all incoming website requests through your new web server. To do so, you will need to know your computer's [[Find-the-IP-Address-of-Your-PC#Finding_Your_Internal_IP_on_Any_Windows_PC_sub|internal IP]] address, which is its "location" on your home network. Open your [[Access | + | #Set up your port forwarding. Ports act like doors to your network, and are typically left closed for security reasons. In order to get your proxy to work, you will need to open some of these doors. This is accomplished by configuring your router to forward all incoming website requests through your new web server. To do so, you will need to know your computer's [[Find-the-IP-Address-of-Your-PC#Finding_Your_Internal_IP_on_Any_Windows_PC_sub|internal IP]] address, which is its "location" on your home network. Open your [[Access a Router#Accessing_the_Router_sub|router's configuration page]], navigate to the [[Set-Up-Port-Forwarding-on-a-Router|Port Forwarding]] section, and then create an entry for TCP/UDP traffic on Port 80 to your computer's internal IP address. |
#Find your home network IP address. With port forwarding set up, all you need to know to access your web server from anywhere in the world is your home network's external, or public, IP address. You can quickly discover this by going to Google on your home computer and typing {{kbd|ip address}} into the search. Your public IP will be listed at the top of the page. | #Find your home network IP address. With port forwarding set up, all you need to know to access your web server from anywhere in the world is your home network's external, or public, IP address. You can quickly discover this by going to Google on your home computer and typing {{kbd|ip address}} into the search. Your public IP will be listed at the top of the page. | ||
#*Test your proxy by opening the browser on your computer, entering in your public IP address, and ending the address with {{kbd|/phproxy/}}. For example, if your public IP address is 24.24.24.24, the address for your proxy would be {{samp|24.24.24.24/phproxy/}}. | #*Test your proxy by opening the browser on your computer, entering in your public IP address, and ending the address with {{kbd|/phproxy/}}. For example, if your public IP address is 24.24.24.24, the address for your proxy would be {{samp|24.24.24.24/phproxy/}}. | ||
