Install squid2.7 (source code)

Install squid2.7 (source code)

1. Download the squid 2.7 source code package:

Squid-2.7.STABLE9-20110824)

2. decompress:

Tar-zxvf squid-2.7.STABLE9-20110824.tar.gz

3. Enter the decompressed directory:

Cd squid-2.7.STABLE9-20110824

4. Configure parameters for installation:

Configure -- prefix =/usr/local/squid

5. Compile and install:

Make & make install (root)

6. Create a squid service user and set cache directory permissions.

Adduser squid

Addgroup squid

Mkdir/usr/local/squid/var/cache

Chown-R squid: squid/usr/local/squid/var