This post cover the simple steps to install Squid on CentOS 6.3. Squid service plays two main roles which mainly act as a caching proxy server between the user and the web. Second role, squid also regularly used as a content accelerator, or reverse proxy, intercepting requests to a server and using a cached version of the page to serve the request. Execute the following command to install squid :
[root@centos63 ~]# yum install squid -y
Example :
[root@centos63 ~]# yum install squid -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror1.ku.ac.th * extras: mirror.yourconnect.com * updates: mirror1.ku.ac.th CentOS6.3-Repository | 4.0 kB 00:00 ... CentOS6.3-Repository/primary_db | 3.5 MB 00:00 ... base | 3.7 kB 00:00 base/primary_db | 3.5 MB 00:31 extras | 3.0 kB 00:00 extras/primary_db | 6.4 kB 00:00 updates | 3.5 kB 00:00 updates/primary_db | 2.2 MB 00:19 Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package squid.i686 7:3.1.10-1.el6_2.4 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ==================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ==================================================================================================== Installing: squid i686 7:3.1.10-1.el6_2.4 CentOS6.3-Repository 1.7 M Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================== Install 1 Package(s) Total download size: 1.7 M Installed size: 5.7 M Downloading Packages: Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata Processing delta metadata Package(s) data still to download: 1.7 M Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. Installing : 7:squid-3.1.10-1.el6_2.4.i686 1/1 Verifying : 7:squid-3.1.10-1.el6_2.4.i686 1/1 Installed: squid.i686 7:3.1.10-1.el6_2.4 Complete!
Start Squid :
[root@centos63 ~]# service squid start Starting squid: . [ OK ]
Check Squid status :
[root@centos63 ~]# service squid status squid (pid 11806) is running...
