How to create cache in Squid 2.7 Easiest way

How to create cache in Squid 2.7 Easiest way

How to create cache in Squid 2.7 Easiest way

In this tutorial you learn how to create cache in squid and using squid as transparent proxy

Most operating system distributions provide packages in the formats appropriate for direct install on those systems.

Installation of Squid

For DEBIAN apt-get install squid

For Fedora yum install squid

For FreeBSD pkg_add -r squid

For Gentoo emerge squid

For Mandrivia urpmi squid

RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) http://people.redhat.com/jskala/squid/squid-2.7.STABLE9-1.el4

Command rpm ivh squid-2.7.STABLE9-1.el4

For Solaris pkg-get -i squid

For Ubuntu apt-get install squid

For SUSE11 yum install squid

Define Access log

vi /etc/squid/squid.conf

search this line "TAG: access_log"

and define access_log location will be generated by Squid

Change squid Port and Squid Transparent

Search this line TAG: http_port under Network Setting

it is recommend to change port 3128 to xxxx & Define your own setting

example: http_port 192.168.1.1:3128 transparent

Create Cache Squid 2.7

Search cache_mem under Memory cache option

by default #cache_mem=8 MB

but this option vary your RAM size (increse ram and max cache_mem)

i suggest use 1/2 for your memory 1bg ram then use 512 MB

See next TAG: maximum_object_size_in_memory

change this to maximum_object_size_in_memory 5000 KB

and last define cache directory where squid create cache

by default location is cache_dir ufs /var/cache/squid 100 16 256

change this setting to cache_dir ufs /var/cache/squid 2000 16 256

minimum_object_size 10 KB

maximum_object_size 14096 KB

and you done for verfy check squid cache log and access log

Note: if your facing cache Problem harddive full

First Stop Squid 2.7

/etc/init.d/squid stop

goto cd /var/cache/squid/

then run this rm -rf * & squid -z

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