How to Enable Squid Server in Linux?

it is installed in Linux Server Edition.
to start squid
first of all edit squid.conf

root@tahaa# vi /etc/squid/squid.conf

after editing your desired ACL start the squid.

root@tahaa# squid -z
root@tahaa# service squid start

for details

This will help you to install a Squid Web caching server on Linux Machine (Red Hat Enterpise Edition)


Squid already installed on Linux Server Machine .
heck whether squid in installe by
Open Terminal with root access.

Code:

root@tahaa#rpm -qa | -i squid

Step # 1

Now Open Squid.conf file by

Code:

root@tahaa# vi /etc/squid/squid.conf

Now find acl our_networks src 192.168.0.1/24
Remove # from acl our_networks and from http_access
here you can specify your network class.

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Step # 2

Find visible_hostname directive in squid and #none and place
Code:

Code:

visible_hostname proxy.name.com.pk

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Step # 3



find http_port directive and write http port for browsing.


Code:

http_port 8080 or
http_port 3128


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Step # 4
Find cache_mgr directive and write

Code:

Code:

cache_mgr email@domain.com


step # 5
Make Cache:

Find cache_dir directive here you can specify your cache size and path.
Code:


cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 4096 16 256


here 4096= 4GB=4096MB
In this there will be 16 main folders and 256 will be sub folders.

now save the Squid.conf file and exit.

open Terminal with root access and run the following command

Code:

root@tahaa#squid -z

Start The Squid Service.

Code:


root@tahaa#service squid stop
root@tahaa#service squid start

to see the running process of squid

Code:

root@tahaa#netstat -antp | grep 3128

To open log file

Code:

root@tahaa# tail -f /var/log/squid/access.log