Name: HTTPProxy

Type: property

Syntax: set the HTTPProxy to <host> : <portNumber>

Summary: Specifies a <proxy server> to be used for <HTTP> requests.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:

set the HTTPProxy to "127.0.0.0:80"

Value: The <HTTPProxy> consists of a <host> and <port> number, separated by a colon. The <host> is the <IP address> of the <proxy server|proxy> <server>. The <portNumber> is the network <port> to send requests to. (Generally, <port> 80 is used for <HTTP> requests.).

Description:

Use the <HTTPProxy> <property> to use <HTTP> <server|servers> from behind a <firewall>.

Normally, when an application requests a web document, the request goes directly to the HTTP server that hosts the document. If your computer is behind a network firewall or if the HTTP server is blocked in some other way, the request must be sent to a proxy server, which fetches the document from the host and then pass it back to your system.

If the <HTTPProxy> <property> is empty, requests are sent directly to the <host> <server> and no <proxy server|proxy> is used. This is the <default> setting. (On Windows systems, if a <proxy server> is set in the <registry>, that setting is used as the <default>.)

References: ftpProxy (property), default (keyword), http (keyword), accept (command), post (command), property (glossary), host (glossary), proxy server (glossary), IP address (glossary), port (glossary), registry (glossary), server (glossary), firewall (glossary)

Tags: networking