In this article, you will learn about the simplest ways to start testing or using SOAX proxies without browser extensions. The article provides the following testing methods:
CURL for different OS;
PHP;
.NET Framework using C# (with Rebex HTTP library);
Python.
Please note that "0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp" is a test login, which cannot be used in real-life scenarios. You must use your login instead. Also, note that "wifi;pl;" is a test password that sets up the target region. For successful testing, your IP must be tied to the checked packet.
1.CURL
in Linux:
launch Terminal/Bash and execute the request:
$ curl -x "http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000" -L http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo
A successfully completed request looks like this:
$ curl -x "http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000" -L http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo {"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}}
in MacOS:
launch Terminal and execute the request:
curl -x "http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000" -L http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo
A successfully completed request looks like this:
macbook-username:~ username$ curl -x “http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000” -L http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo{“status”:true,“reason”:“”,“data”:{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}} in Windows 10:
1) type "control" in the search box and open Control Panel:
2) select "Programs and Features":
3) select "Turn Windows features on or off":
4) mark the "Windows Subsystem for Linux" checkbox:
5) now, you can use "CURL" by running cmd.exe. The command should look like this:
curl -x http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000 -L http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo
The executed command looks like this:
C:\>curl -x http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000 -L http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo
{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}}
in previous Windows versions:
1) install CURL using one of the methods below:
download "CURL for Windows" and unpack CURL.EXE in the Windows folder or from the Windows\System32 folder:
https://curl.se/windows/download and install Cygwin (select "CURL" from the list of installed packages during the installation):
https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe
2) run cmd.exe and execute the command:
curl -x http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000 -L https://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo
The executed command looks like this:
C:\cygwin64\bin>curl -x http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000 -L https://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo
{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}}
2. PHP
<?php
$auth = base64_encode('0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;');
$aContext = array(
'http' => array(
'proxy' => 'tcp://proxy.soax.com:9000',
'request_fulluri' => true,
'header' => "Proxy-Authorization: Basic $auth",
),
);
$cxContext = stream_context_create($aContext);
$sFile = file_get_contents("http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo", False, $cxContext);
echo $sFile, "\n";
?>
Code execution example (tested on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS with PHP 5.6):
$ php proxy_test.php
{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}}
3. .NET Framework using C# (with Rebex HTTP library)
using Rebex.Net;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace ConsoleApp1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Rebex.Licensing.Key = "ENTER YOUR LICENSING KEY HERE";
var client = new Rebex.Net.HttpRequestCreator();
client.Proxy.ProxyType = ProxyType.Socks5;
client.Proxy.Host = "proxy.soax.com";
client.Proxy.Port = 9000;
client.Proxy.UserName = "0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp";
client.Proxy.Password = "wifi;us;;;";
var url = "http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo";
var httpRequest = client.Create(url);
httpRequest.Headers["Accept"] = "text/html, application/xhtml+xml, image/jxr, */*";
httpRequest.Headers["Accept-Language"] = "en-US,en;q=0.7,ru;q=0.3";
httpRequest.Headers["Accept-Encoding"] = "gzip, deflate";
httpRequest.Headers["Host"] = url;
httpRequest.Headers["Connection"] = "Keep-Alive";
httpRequest.Timeout = 30000;
try
{
var response = httpRequest.GetResponse() as Rebex.Net.HttpResponse;
using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
var content = sr.ReadToEnd();
Console.WriteLine("Url: " + url + " \n" + "Content length: " + content.Length + "\n" + "Response: \n" + content);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Url " + url + " is failed. \n" + e.Message);
}
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
4. Python
Python version 2.7 or 3.6 (using Requests library):
import requests as req
proxy = {
"http": "http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000",
"https": "http://0YFEkZzfrwBX4Wfp:wifi;pl;@proxy.soax.com:9000"
}
resp = req.get("http://checker.soax.com/api/ipinfo",proxies=proxy)
print(resp.text)
Code execution example on version 2.7 and 3.6, respectively (tested on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS):
$ python2.7 proxy_test.py
{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}}
$ python3.6 proxy_test.py
{"status":true,"reason":"","data":{"carrier":"","city":"Wroclaw","country_code":"PL","country_name":"Poland","ip":"188.47.123.31","isp":"Orange Swiatlowod","region":"Lower Silesia"}}