There are two duplicate versions of this contest, one for current x Proxy Host customers and one for the general public. There will be over $100 in free proxy hosting and $400 in advertising credits given away to 4 winners in each of the 2 categories. Continue reading “Huge Proxy Hosting Contest with 8 Prizes” »

Win a month of free proxy hosting AND free advertising by signing up for the raffle which was created by ProxyNoid and sponsored by x Proxy Host. The contest has already begun and ends Dec. 31, 2011. Continue reading “Free Proxy Hosting Raffle” »

Overview

Some traffic to proxy sites serves no real purpose and wastes resources. However, weeding out harmful or useless traffic to your proxy can be difficult. This purpose of this entry is to outline different types of bad traffic and what the solutions are. Continue reading “How To Block Bad Traffic to Your Proxy Site” »

There is a Glype setting which allows you to limit the maximum file size of an individual download. For example, if the limit is 10MB, then a user will not be allowed to download any single file which is larger than 10MB. Continue reading “Limit the Maximum Size of File Downloads in Glype” »

One of the members at NetBuilders, a forum where many proxy webmasters convene, has revamped the once abandoned Suffix Proxy open source script. Continue reading “New Version of Suffix Proxy Open Source Script” »

If you are the owner of a proxy list and you want to increase your earnings you can use the ProxyNoid add-on for your site. The add-on is compatible with the atProxy script and ProxyCoder list script. Continue reading “Increase Earnings from Your Proxy List with the ProxyNoid Add-On” »

Google and Facebook seem to have a lack of understanding as to what proxy scripts are and what effects they have. Sometimes this lack of understanding leads to technical mistakes and misunderstandings. They are of course honest mistakes, but one would think two of the most technologically advanced companies would have a better handle on this. Continue reading “Google and Facebook Can Benefit from Understanding Proxies” »

This applies to anyone who has enabled logging in Glype. There is a bug which might allow hackers to retrieve the log files of the sites your users visit. Your user’s personal information could be compromised if this is not fixed. Continue reading “Fix the Glype Bug to Hide Log Files Properly” »

Some proxy websites are only targeted to one or more specific countries and might need to block all others. There are two ways to accomplish this and both require the GeoIP Apache module to be installed on your server. Contact your hosting provider to find out if it is available or to request to have it installed. Continue reading “Only Allow Access from Specific Countries to Your Proxy Site” »

Overview

Suffix Proxy script is a different concept than Glype or PHPRoxy. First of all, it does not provide anonymity like the others. However, it does a great job of unblocking websites. Another advantage is that it does not require the use of a special address bar like other scripts. Continue reading “How to Install and Configure Suffix Proxy Script” »