For web proxy webmasters, the first thing is to choose a proper proxy script. In this articles, 5 of the most popular web proxy scripts are compared. This is your definite guide for you on choosing a web proxy script. I received some inquiries periodically on choosing a proxy script to start a web proxy site. So, I decided to post my opinions here. It is always a tough question, when “the best” is involved. However, for a web proxy site, the candidates are quite limited. For simplicity and legal reasons, I will limit my discussion on free scripts only. The possible options usually include: CGIProxy, Glype, PHProxy, Surrogafier and Zelune.

Most web proxy webmasters use third-party ad services. Some ad providers are good, some do not allow web proxy, and some may run away after a few months. In this tutorial, I will introduce you a few reputable (for web proxy sites) ad providers.

Using secure web proxy through https connections may bypass the monitor of your local ISP. This is a SWF video. This tutorial show you how to use one of the secure web proxy (Utopianpal.com).

Most of proxy webmasters are losing money, and eventually out of business. This is the reality. This article introduces you on how to generate revenue to run your proxy successfully. In Part II, some revenue sources will be reviewed and in Part III, a few real cases will be analyzed.

In WWW world, proxy usually refers to the intermediary that retrieves information from other sources (e.g., websites) for the client. This is sensible when: the client cannot directly connect to the resources, e.g., some ISPs' firewall blocks these resources erratically or deliberately; the client does not want to disclose his/her info (e.g., IP address) to the resources There are different types of proxy: web-based proxy, open proxy and tunneling.