There are two ways to achieve this. One is to install GeoIP on your server, or ask your host to install it for you if they do not already have it. The other way is to obtain a large list from Block a Country.

The GeoIP way on a Linux server. Place this code on your .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine on

SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE CN BlockCountry
SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE IR BlockCountry
Deny from env=BlockCountry

This would block China and Iran. Notice the use of 2 character ISO 3166 codes. To add more entries, just create a new line. For example, if Taiwan (TW) were to be added, the end result would look like this:

RewriteEngine on

SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE CN BlockCountry
SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE IR BlockCountry
SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE TW BlockCountry
Deny from env=BlockCountry

If GeoIP is not an option:

Use Block a Country to generate a list of IPs to block. Copy and paste the list to your .htaccess file.

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$CONFIG['tmp_dir'] = GLYPE_ROOT . '/tmp/';

and replace it with this:

$CONFIG['tmp_dir'] = GLYPE_ROOT . '/newtmp/';

Just replace newtmp with the new name. The next step after you do this is to use FTP or SSH to rename the actual directory. Also, make sure the permissions are set so it is writable. If your host runs PHP as CGI, it is not necessary to make it world writable and is also more secure this way. If you have multiple Glype sites, it might even be a good idea to give each temp. dir. a different name.

Step 1: Open up index.php in the editor of your choice:

Step 2: Find this line 2-line block of code:

function url_parse($url, & $container)
{

and put this underneath it:

/* Begin Logging
*/

$proxytime = date(‘h:i:s A’);
$proxydate = date(‘d-m-Y’);
$stuff = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'].”,”.$url.” , “.$proxydate.” , “.$proxytime.”\n”;
$fp = fopen(‘log.txt’,”a”);
fwrite($fp,$stuff);
fclose($fp);

/* End Logging
*/

Step 3: Put a blank file named ‘log.txt’ into your public_html directory so the script can write to it. Later on, you can download this file or view it on the web by going to http://www.yourdomain.com/log.txt and replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.

This will log all of the sites your users visit in CSV format. Like this:

<IP ADDRESS>,<URL> , <DATE> , <TIME>

It is a good idea to clear your log files every so often as they can increase in size and use up your disk space fast.

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Here is the code to place in your .htaccess file. If you already have a file with this name, add the snippet to the very bottom. If not, just create a file with that name, add the code and upload it to the root directory of your website. Make sure to replace all 5 instances of example.com with your actual domain name. If you have one .htaccess file controlling all of your sites, paste the code as many times as you need.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://example.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://example.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.example.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.example.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(.*.*.*gif|jpg|jpeg|png|bmp|tif|tiff|php)$ http://example.com/403.shtml [R,NC]

This code might block PHP pages from being linked to from outside sites. Your home page at the root of your domain name can be linked to without a problem. However, a link to a page such as example.com/page1.php from an outside sight may end up being blocked. Fortunately, most proxy sites don’t have any pages besides the homepage. If yours does, the solution is to place all extra .php pages (except index.php) into a separate directory (such as example.com/webpages/), then create a new .htaccess file for that directory only and use the following code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^.*$ -

Go back to the root directory and edit the original .htaccess file. Be sure to set up a search engine friendly redirect for each of the old pages to make sure search engines don’t lose track of them:

RewriteEngine on
redirect 301 /page1.php http://example.com/webpages/page1.php

Be sure to change page1.php to the name of the actual page and change example.com to your actual domain name. Do this for each of your pages, putting each entry on a new line.

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The list of countries know to engage in Internet Censorship is as follows:

1. China *
2. Iran *
3. Myanmar
4. Syria
5. Tunisia
6. Vietnam *
7. Oman
8. Saudi Arabia *
9. Sudan
10. Tunisia *
11. United Arab Emirates
12. Yemen
13. North Korea *
14. South Korea (only blocks information about North Koerea).
15. Burma *
16. Cuba *
17. Egypt *
18. Syria *
19. Turkmenistan *
20. Uzbekistan *
21. Bahrain
22. Belarus
23. Belgium
24. Brazil
25. Chile
26. Columbia
27. Croatia
28. Estonia
29. Fiji
30. Pakistan
31. India
32. Malaysia
33. Jordan
34. Morocco
35. Norway
36. Russia
37. Singapore
38. Slovenia
39. Thailand
40. Turkey

* = Reporters Without Borders considers these countries to be “enemies of the Internet”.

One of the biggest offenders is China. According to Amnesty International, Chinese Internet activity is heavily monitored and people can be arrested and in some cases jailed or executed for using free speech to spread scientific information and political views. It has become difficult for large U.S. companies to do business. Some of them have even bowed down and restricted access to Chinese users per government request.

The Burmese government blocks sites which express dissident views or opposition to their government. In particular, websites advocating democracy in Burma are targeted. For a brief period in 2007, all Internet access was completely disabled. Use of a modem without authorization can result in a 15 year prison sentence.

Cuba has the lowest rate of computer owners per inhabitant in Latin America. Citizens often access the Internet via public access points which are heavily monitored.

Iran not only restricts anti-government free speech, they also suppress women’s rights information. Pornography and political blogs are strictly prohibited as well. Punishments can include imprisonment. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr are amongst the list of sites which have been blocked at one point or another.

North Korea controls Net activity enough that it is practically used primarily as a propaganda tool. All content hosted in the country is controlled by the government. Routine browsing activities are watched extensively.

These are just a few examples of censorship on the Internet and its influence on limiting Human Rights. The issue is extensive and has global reach. Proxies are essential in allowing the citizens of these oppressive nations to access information freely and share ideas.

Example Glype Proxy – Unblock Websites

VectroTunnel lets you play YouTube videos via your browser without having to visit any special sites first.

ssh -qTfnN -D 9853 username@example.com
(Just replace username with your username and example.com with the address of your shell provider. This will open the secure tunnel quietly in the background. Be sure to kill the process when you are finished using the tunnel.)

or…

ssh -D 9853 username@example.com
(Just replace username with your username and example.com with the address of your shell provider. This will open the tunnel, but will not place it in the background.)

After it logs in, you will be asked for your password.

Required Next Step: Connect any SOCKS compatible applications to 127.0.0.1 on port 9853

FoxyProxy – This is the most popular extension related to proxies with over over 7 million downloads. It allows Firefox to use different proxies based on the URLs you visit. It also supports 25 different languages.

SwitchProxy – This extension simply allows the proxy configuration to be changed on-the-fly.

QuickProxy – Perfect for enabling and disabling a single proxy with the click of a button.

Tor-Proxy.NET – Use this one to randomly switch between different anonymizer services. It currently supports TOR, JonDos/JAP and I2P. The built-in Cookie blocker and JavaScript blocker add privacy.

Toggle Proxy – Switches between two proxies using a toolbar.

Torbutton – Enable or disable your browser’s use of Tor.