How to Install PHP-Proxy on NixOS

PHP-Proxy is a web-based proxy script that enables you to browse the internet anonymously and securely by hiding your IP address. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of PHP-Proxy on NixOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before installing PHP-Proxy, you will need the following:

• NixOS latest version with sudo access
• Nginx web server
• PHP and PHP-FPM packages installed
• MariaDB database installed

Step 1 - Installing MariaDB

First, let's install MariaDB on NixOS. Use the following command to install MariaDB:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.mariadb

Next, we need to start and enable the MariaDB service:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

To log in to the MariaDB console, run the following command:

sudo mysql -u root

Step 2 - Creating the Database

Before installing PHP-Proxy, we need to create a new database and user for it. Run the following commands to create a new database and user:

create database php_proxy;
grant all on php_proxy.* to 'php_proxy_user'@'localhost' identified by 'your_password_here';
flush privileges;
exit;

Step 3 - Installing PHP-Proxy

Now, let's download and install the PHP-Proxy script. Run the following command to download the latest version of PHP-Proxy:

sudo wget https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/archive/master.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive file in the web server root directory:

sudo tar -xvf master.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
sudo mv /var/www/html/php-proxy-app-master /var/www/html/php-proxy

Next, navigate to the PHP-Proxy directory and make the config.php file writable for the web server user:

cd /var/www/html/php-proxy/
sudo chmod 777 config.php

Now, copy the example configuration file to config.php:

sudo cp config.php.example config.php

Open the config.php file in a text editor and update the following settings:

$config['mysql']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['mysql']['user'] = 'php_proxy_user';
$config['mysql']['pass'] = 'your_password_here';
$config['mysql']['database'] = 'php_proxy';

Save and close the file.

Step 4 - Configuring Nginx and PHP-FPM

Next, we need to configure Nginx and PHP-FPM to run the PHP-Proxy script. Run the following command to open the Nginx configuration file in a text editor:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following server block at the very end of the file:

server {
    listen         80 default_server;
    listen         [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name    _;
    root           /var/www/html/php-proxy;

    index          index.php;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    location ~ .php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass   unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index  index.php;
        fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME  $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include        fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Next, we need to enable PHP-FPM service and start it:

sudo systemctl start php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm

Step 5 - Testing the Installation

Finally, open your web browser and navigate to the URL of your Nginx server. You should see the PHP-Proxy login page. Enter your username and password, and then click the "Log in" button.

If everything is working correctly, the PHP-Proxy control panel should appear. You can now use PHP-Proxy to browse the internet anonymously and securely.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install PHP-Proxy on NixOS. By following these steps, you can configure a secure and anonymous web proxy server that allows you to browse the internet privately and securely.