[squid-users] Configuring squid reverse proxy

[Amos Jeffries]

On 13/08/2015 12:38 a.m., joseph jose wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have set up squid in reverse proxy mode to cache an apache webserver
> hosted in linux vm.
> 
> IP of my squid reverse proxy is 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 is the ip of
> webserver which is also a linux vm
> 
> my config is as follows
> 
> #acl squidallow dstdomain testsquid.com
> #
> #
> #http_port 10.0.0.1:80 accel defaultsite=testsquid.com
> #
> #
> #cache_peer 10.0.0.2 parent 80 0 no-query originserver name=squidtest
> #cache_peer_access squidtest allow allowsquid
> 
> 
> In the squid proxy machine i have edited the host file and set testsquid.com
> 10.0.0.1(which is the ip of proxy machine itself), as proxy is configured
> in reverse mode, it is supposed to serve the static page from
> webserver(10.0.0.2).
> 
> But when i open browser and search for testsquid.com, squid is logging
> request but returning a TCP_DENIED/403 status.
> 
> Is there anything additionally required in squid config?

You also need this:

  http_access allow allowsquid


Amos