PHP cURL proxy checker

September 18th, 2009 Script Posted in PHP script, Script reviews No Comments » 209 views

Most of the time I use server-side PHP scripts, because desktop proxy checkers don’t provide much flexibility. You don’t want to check, export and upload a list of proxies every time you need them, do you? That’s why PHP cURL is the best choice for me. Automation is the king!

So, how to check proxies with PHP? Let’s start with the proxy basics. What is an anonymous proxy? An anonymous proxy hides your IP address. Sometimes it informs a client that a proxy is being used. Sometimes it looks like a real host/user.

What should I look for when checking proxy anonymity? Make sure the real IP address is hidden. Check all variables that can expose your identity.

Warning! I’m not a security expert. Please let me know if any variable is missing from the list.

REMOTE_ADDR

REMOTE_HOST

HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR

HTTP_VIA

HTTP_CLIENT_IP

HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION

FORWARDED_FOR

X_FORWARDED_FOR

X_HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR

HTTP_FORWARDED

HTTP_REFERER

Printing “bad” variables

Here is the first script (badvars.php) you need. It prints out required variables. Upload the file to a server and check if it’s working.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN”>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=UTF-8″>
<title>I know you</title>
</head>
<body>
<p><?php echo(”REMOTE_ADDR ” . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”REMOTE_HOST ” . $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_VIA ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_VIA'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_CLIENT_IP ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”FORWARDED_FOR ” . $_SERVER['FORWARDED_FOR'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”X_FORWARDED_FOR ” . $_SERVER['X_FORWARDED_FOR'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”X_HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR ” . $_SERVER['X_HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_FORWARDED ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<br>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_REFERER ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] . “\n”); ?></p>
<p><?php echo(”HTTP_USER_AGENT ” . $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . “\n”); ?></p>
</body>
</html>

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HD FLV Player Review

April 24th, 2009 Script Posted in Script reviews No Comments » 110 views

Yet another popular player in the market, Agriya’s HD FLV Player meets expectations. The web development company sells other players as well, apart from many scripts for webmasters to use to build different websites.

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The High Definition FLV Player is priced at $97. Although it’s a good product, we feel it’s overpriced. The default design of the player is fairly impressive, but it could do with a more professional look, and offer more designs to choose from.

Installing the player isn’t too much trouble, and the support is more than willing to help with any problems you might have. It is compatible with almost every kind of file. It even allows you to play the videos recoded on your phone, directly on a website. It throws up a list of clips, after one’s done playing, so that saves one the trouble of refreshing or having to navigate to various pages. The feature that impressed us most is the playing of subtitles at any point. So when you’re watching a video in a language you don’t understand, that’s not a problem anymore.

The quality of the videos, as the product claims, is definitely very clear and it’s a pleasure to watch videos in high definition. The company has teamed up with Longtail Ad Solutions, so you end up making a whole load of money owning this player. The payments can be made in installments, but the after sales support needs to be worked on a little more.

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PHP Melody - Youtube clone script review

April 24th, 2009 Script Posted in Script reviews No Comments » 54 views

This is a youtube clone script. It comes with a database of over 200 videos, and we can tell you that it can support a fairly large number of videos overall. On testing, we found that it is compatible with most browsers, but we did encounter problems installing it. The support system is fine, but could do with some refining and improvement.

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We felt the default design is not very impressive, and we have seen better designs in the market. Although, they do have a small range of templates to pick from, which can be customised to some extent as well. The players however, play videos without any troubles and are easy to work with. The admin section is nice to work with, but the script could definitely do with introducing more features and control options. The usual features where user can join in, upload videos, comment and rate them, network with each other, report inappropriate videos, multilingual support, ads etc are integrated within, but more features need to be added to make it a good enough script.

It is priced at $40 and an additional $10 is charged to remove copyright signs. The makers seem confident of their work and come out with regular updates on their product. This script would work especially if you needed to start a small website focusing on a particular genre with a limited number of members. With some work with their support, a few more features, better design and fixed bugs, the script could do a lot better.

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Volume - Musical script Review

April 24th, 2009 Script Posted in Script reviews No Comments » 63 views

If there’s one thing that unites people from all over the world, regardless of region and language, it’s music. There are social networking sites dedicated exclusively to almost everything you can think of, including music. But there aren’t too many, so you know exactly why you should be building one, if you’re into music, are a band, a record company, or simply fancy a particular artist.

agriyacom

Agriya Infoway has come up with yet another clone script called Volume, which is a purevolume clone, using which you can start your very own social networking site, dedicated purely to music. Priced at $350, it is a little overpriced, and it would be great if the company could cut down on that. However, the features are pretty impressive.

We all know that you never get exactly what you want, and Volume is no exception. But the script is customizable, and their support can help you make your site look just like you want it to. You can use Joomla themes to change the look of your site. Apart from the basic features of tracks, videos, groups etc, this script also has some social networking features that allow users to make friends and carry out conversations.

The default design is fairly good, and appears uncluttered, but doesn’t really match purevolume. Plus, if you are looking at building a site for a particular genre, say metal, you might want to change the feel of the site. They do offer customization, but it could be worked on further and expanded to provide a wider range to choose from. You will also need to shell out more money to give your site the look you want.

You are bound to encounter problems while installing and using the script. But since the script is based on Joomla, the open source CMS, the bugs you encounter are few. Usually, the support is able to help out quickly, but again, you might have to end up waiting a while till they’re able to get back to you and tell you how to set it right. Barring the price, the support, and the occasional hitch in running the script, we’d say you would definitely want to work with Volume.

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OSTUBE - youtube clone review

April 24th, 2009 Script Posted in Script reviews No Comments » 78 views

Here’s yet another youtube clone. This happens to be the one that caught our attention the most, and not surprisingly, met our expectations fairly well.

ostubede

This script lets you start Web TV Portals and video committees of your own. It comes in four different versions - the community edition, the professional edition,the professional plus edition and the enterprise edition. All of these are suited to varying needs of webmaster. The first basic one of them is free. While all versions are integrated with most required features, the ones that cost more have more features, that include things like ad integration, free support etc.

Features like multilingual support, videos, blogs, photos, basic social networking are contained in all the versions. But the ones that need to be paid for, will allow users to integrate ads, and basically monetize the site.

We did not encounter any great problems while installing and running the script as such, although we feel the support could do with some improvement. The makers are obvious professionals and seem to be bringing out frequent updates. The default design of the basic version will has three templates to choose from. It would make it so much better if that could be worked on and made to look more professional in terms of layout and themes as such. The paid versions give room for custom work, which is an added advantage.

It’s a very admin friendly script, and there is almost nothing that they cannot help you out with. Although a bit on the expensive side, we’d definitely recommend OS Tube.

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Miro HD video player - Review

April 24th, 2009 Script Posted in Script reviews No Comments » 64 views

With TV moving online, there are obviously going to be players that cater to this kind of service as well.

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MIRO has been built by the Participatory Culture Foundation, an American non profit organisation. This HD Player has been built with the aim of eliminating gatekeepers. It’s a free player, and anyone can download it from their website. The website itself gives a very good first impression, and we can tell you, this is a good choice for all those internet TV videos you want to watch.

It is compatible with almost any kind of file (MPEG, WMI, AVI etc) and downloads them onto your computer, which you can watch anytime, and take anywhere with you. It plays videos in fullscreen high definition and beats all its competitors there. A few hitches along the way, but it’s for no cost, we say it’s definitely worth it.

It’s an extremely friendly player and it’s easy to figure out everything that the player has to offer. Users can watch videos from anywhere including youtube and blip. It’s 100% open source; the default design looks good enough by itself.

The company is a well established stable company, and the website gives all kinds of details, going to support credibility. They bring out regular updates, and the website is up to date, unlike other websites offering similar products. If you haven’t got one already, we recommend you do.

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