Connecting via TOR from localhost
Today I thought about the possibility to connect to some URLs via a proxy server by using PHP. The solution is very easy:
- Install Vidalia or the TOR software of your choice
- Enable cURL extension in you XAMPP or local apache server of choice
- Use some small TOR wrapping script via cURL
... and there you are. Try to connect to one of the following pages to check wether you are really protected:
It works fine for me and only took about 20 minutes to figure the whole thing out. Of course this is no great invention, but maybe you'll find the information useful.
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