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Glenn Slaven
Asked: 2010-09-13 17:56:21 +0800 CST

Can the paths in squid.conf be relative?

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I've setup Squid on windows (Win7) and it works fine, but I want to be able to have the conf files portable. Is it possible for the paths in squid.conf to be relative to the squid working directory rather than absolute?

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  1. Yes, you can use relative paths in the squid.conf. At least it works for me in Windows XP and Squid 3.0.STABLE26 if run Squid as a service. Paths should be relative to squid.exe location.

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  2. I'm not sure - but one thing you could consider doing is using an environment variable. Create a %SquidHome% or similar variable and use those in your .conf file. Then if you move it to a new machine you just set the same environment variable to the new install directory.

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  3. You may use -f options to set config-file. If you setup windows service:

    squid.exe -i -f PATH

    if you run squid daemon:

    squid.exe -f PATH
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