Amos Jeffries-2 wrote: > > rcbandit wrote: >> >> >> Amos Jeffries-2 wrote: >>> rcbandit wrote: >>>> >>>> Amos Jeffries-2 wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> I would like to ask you is there a way to configure squid to >>>>>> redirect >>>>>> IPs. >>>>>> I want squid to read IP's from file saved in .TXT format saved on HDD >>>>>> or >>>>>> server on internet. And when user's IP matches with the IP from the >>>>>> TXT >>>>>> file >>>>>> squid redirects it to external URL hosted on remote server. >>>>> Umm, what exactly are you trying to do with this? >>>>> There are several scenarios each with different solutions possible. >>>>> >>>>> Please note the IPs do not have a 1:1 relationship with URLs so >>>>> rewriting >>>>> a URL based on it's IP is not generally possible. >>>>> For example, the URL http://www.google.com/ for example has several >>>>> hundred geo-located IPs (not all of which are visible at any time or >>>>> at >>>>> all), and each of those IPs has a few dozen domain names. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Second question - is there a way to configure squid to read the >>>>>> external >>>>>> TXT >>>>>> file every 10 minutes for example so when I manually enter new IP or >>>>>> remove >>>>>> old one squid reads it and reconfigure itself. >>>>> No. >>>>> For this type of thing use an external_acl_type helper. They are >>>>> tested >>>>> live for every request with an optional caching time in seconds for >>>>> the >>>>> results. >>>>> >>>>> I'm getting a vague Idea about what you are trying to do, I don't >>>>> think >>>>> you want redirection at all. But please state what it is clearly so we >>>>> can >>>>> be of more help. >>>>> >>>>> Amos >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> I want to write a PHP billing system for ISPs and web hosting. It's a >>>> hobby >>>> project. >>>> My idea is to control the access to the internal servers with squid and >>>> PHP >>>> program. When the owner of the server don't pay squid blocks the >>>> access. >>>> I will write a PHP program witch will pass IPs to the squid using .TXT >>>> file. >>>> Squid reads the IPs from the file and blocks the access. So I need a >>>> way >>>> to >>>> force squid to read that .TXT file. >>> Definitely external_acl_type then. >>> >>> FWIW all the CDN providers I know of (self included) have some form of >>> this already existing in practice. Often more efficiently integrated >>> into the local authentication mechanisms than .txt method would allow >>> for. >>> >>> The formal Quota feature is also being worked on to integrate finer >>> control into later Squid releases. >>> >>> Amos >>> -- >>> Please be using >>> Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE14 >>> Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.7 >>> >>> >> >> How to integrate squid's local authentication mechanisms with PHP >> program. >> Do you know how to do it? >> > > Depends entirely on the local authentication mechanism. Some get plugged > in through the bundled helpers and policy logic written into squid.conf. > Others get a helper written up specially to cope with the unusual > environment. > > All helpers, authentication ones included can be coded up in any > language. Squid passes a fixed format of fields "username password" to > the auth helpers. > basic auth is "user pass" > digest auth is "user realm" > negotiate and ntlm auth take a binary blob of data base64 encoded. > > external_acl_type helper has flexible format defined by the local admin > or app requirements. > > There is a dummy auth helper code at: > http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Authenticate/LoggingOnly > the active code of the helper can be written up to perform any business > logic needed. Only the input and output formats are fixed. > > Amos > -- > Please be using > Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE14 > Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.7 > > Hi, I have news - my friend advice me to use LDAP - PHP writes the IPs to LDAP and squid reads them. Is it possible to do it? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/URL-redirection-tp23378517p23432858.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
