Squid
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth
and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages.
Squid has
extensive access controls and makes a great server accelerator. It runs on Unix and Windows and
is licensed under the GNU GPL.
- Squid Website
- Squid Website
Mac OS X 10.4 does not come with Squid pre-installed. To install version 2.6 of the MacPorts
Squid Proxy Server package,
execute the following from the command line (you may have
to enter a Mac OS X administrative password):
sudo port install squid
Before you configure Squid, first install and configure Webmin (see menu at left). Login to Webmin on your server once it is up, and go to Squid Proxy Server under the Servers menu. Click the Module Config link, and set the following configurable options:
Full path to squid config file:
/opt/local/etc/squid/squid.conf
Squid executable:
/opt/local/sbin/squid
Full path to PID file:
/opt/local/var/squid/logs/squid.pid
Full path to squid cache directory:
/opt/local/var/squid/cache
Squid cachemgr.cgi executable:
/opt/local/libexec/cachemgr.cgi
Full path to squid log directory:
/opt/local/var/squid/logs
Path to squidclient program:
/opt/local/bin/squidclient
Your Squid cache directory /opt/local/var/squid/cache has not been initialized.This must be done before Squid can be run.
Initializing the Squid cache with the command /opt/local/sbin/squid -f /opt/local/etc/squid/squid.conf -z ..
/opt/local/etc/squid/squid.conf
Squid executable:
/opt/local/sbin/squid
Full path to PID file:
/opt/local/var/squid/logs/squid.pid
Full path to squid cache directory:
/opt/local/var/squid/cache
Squid cachemgr.cgi executable:
/opt/local/libexec/cachemgr.cgi
Full path to squid log directory:
/opt/local/var/squid/logs
Path to squidclient program:
/opt/local/bin/squidclient
Your Squid cache directory /opt/local/var/squid/cache has not been initialized.This must be done before Squid can be run.
Initializing the Squid cache with the command /opt/local/sbin/squid -f /opt/local/etc/squid/squid.conf -z ..
A log of the Squid
installation can be found here.
Chapter 12 of the
Book of Webmin
is a great online guide for managing Squid with Webmin.
