http proxy

Configuring Drupal to use a proxy server when making external HTTP requests

Diagram of two computers communicating through a central proxy server.

The upcoming release of Drupal 7.17 adds proxy server support to drupal_http_request. This allows drupal to route all external HTTP requests, made with the drupal_http_request function, through a proxy server.

Uses

With the addition of proxy server support, core modules such as Aggregator, OpenID and Update and contrib modules such as Browscap, Media and Twitter Block can now function properly inside of a restricted environment, such as a corporate network, when configured to use an appropriate proxy.

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