How to Implement Redirects in Squid

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Write a simple redirector program such as the following using Perl: #!/usr/bin/env perl $|=1; while (<>) { $url = m/^(*)/; if ($url !~ /^http:\/\/www\.hostname\.com/) { $url =~ s@^http://www\.hostname\.com/(.

   *)@http://www.hostname.com/\1@; print "301:$url\n"; } else { print "$url\n"; } }
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   Step 2: In your squid.conf file change the redirect_program variable

   ,, You'll need to know the path to the squid executable.
   
   Depending on your operating system and installation, it's most likely at /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid.
   
   Execute this command on the terminal: /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid
   -k reconfigure
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   Step 3: it's probably commented out

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   Step 4: and specify where your redirector_program is

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   Step 5: ex: /usr/sbin/redirect.pl

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   Step 6: Make sure that the variable httpd_accel_uses_host_header is set to on or nothing will be redirected.

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   Step 7: Reload the squid configuration.

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