STEP ONE
When making a proxy, you need to choose what type of proxy you are going to make. The two main proxies are:
- PHP Proxy
- CGI Proxy.
PHP Proxy is very fast, and doesn't use much CPU and memory compared to CGI. There are a few issues with the url form. E.G If you go to a PHP Proxy and go to forbes.com, the url form won't appear (Click here to view). PHP Proxies are also used for Hotlinking. This can use alot of bandwidth, however PHP Proxy versions 0.5b2 and above and protection built in.
CGI Proxy is slower than PHP, but is more secure for the end user. It has better support for javascripts, and can log into more sites compared to PHP Proxy. CGI Proxy is very intense on your server, and requires alot of ram. This can make it pretty costly. Most people don't use CGI Proxy to hotlink because it loads images slower. CGI Proxy does not have Hotlink protection built in. It also does not use as much bandwidth as PHP Proxy does, because less people hot link with it.
STEP TWO
After you have chosen which type of proxy you are going to make from step one, you need to download it.
- To download PHP Proxy click here.
- To download CGI Proxy click here.
These downloads are the latest beta versions, as they have the most bugs fixed.
STEP THREE
After you've downloaded the proxy, your going to have to install it.
At this point you are going to need web hosting. If your planning on making 20+ proxies rapidly then I reccomend a server (if you know what you're doing). However if you don't know what your doing, or don't need loads of domains rapidly, you can sign up here. It's $10 a domain, and you'll be hosted on dual processor servers, with 2gb ram min. These servers are monitored, and optimised for proxies.
The Alloy Hosting plans are automated, so if you want to make one fast without waiting, it's the best option.
You will need to go to Namecheap.com - Domain name registration and transfers for $8.88 and less. You can go to Domain Name Coupons - The Domain Coupon Source - DNCoupons.com and get a coupon on your domains.
Once you've signed up for the hosting, you'll get an email with name servers and login details. Once you have them, update your name servers on your domain, and your hosting is ready.
You will need to get an FTP program like Filezilla. Once you have extracted the files for PHP Proxy, you will need to login to your FTP account, and go to the folder called "Public_html". You will need to upload all your files here.
If you are installing CGI Proxy, there is an automated installer for this. You can use this here.
STEP FOUR
After you have installed your proxy, you will want to make some money from it.
You can use the following publishing programs:
- Adengage - Home / Proxified pages
- Adversal - Home / Proxified pages
- Adtegrity - Home / Proxified pages -- Email Todd Morris
- Adsense - Home -- High chance of being banned
- Adbrite - Home / Proxified pages
- Bidvertiser - Home
- RMBClick - Home / Proxified pages -- Email stephan for approval
- Exoclick - Home / Proxified pages -- Contact them for a higher share
For this bit you will need HTML experience
First you wiill need to design the front page. Plan it all before you design it. You will need to enter a form for your proxy. The form action for PHP will be index.php and for CGI it will be "path/to/nph-proxy.pl/010110A/x-proxy/start". You can view that page on your proxy, and click view sourrce to get the other options you can include.
So it will go index.html -> index.php or nph-proxy.pl/010110A/x-proxy/start. This way it does not block off your proxy in the first place.
To monetise CGI Proxy, you will need to edit nph-proxy.pl and find
Code:
#$INSERT_FILE= '' ;
You will need to remove the # and inside the two single quotes ( ' ' ) you need to place ads.inc. Then on your ftp client, make a file called ads.inc, and upload it.
Inside this file, you will place all your ads for the proxified pages.
To monetise PHP Proxy, you will need to open index.php and find
Code:
$_url_form .= '</form></div>';
You will need to place all your ads after the ending div tag (</div>).
If there are any single quotes ( ' ) in your code placed after the div tag, you will need to escape it ( ' ).
I reccomend you force the remove javascript to stay on. If it's off, some times your popups may not load.
STEP FIVE
This bit is important, because without traffic you won't get anything :P
I reccomend Goodwaiter and Nofilters.org Combined it should bring around 500 uniques a day which is a good start.
You should submit your self to a few top sites also, these can bring some traffic, but once you have the traffic rolling, you may want to remove these.
It's also an Idea to keep popups off for the first few days while traffic grows, and place them on again after a few days.
You should let people hotlink for about a week or two, to get a flow of traffic. After this, you should stop this also.
That's about it for starting a proxy. If you need help, post in the proxy forum. |
