How to set up a proxy server with XAMPP on Windows

1. Set up Apache

    Open your apache config file C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf. Make sure the following lines are uncommented:

      Include "conf/extra/httpd-proxy.conf"
      LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
      LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
      LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so

2. Open your proxy config file C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-proxy.conf. Edit it to match the following:

<IfModule proxy_module>
  <IfModule proxy_http_module>
    ProxyRequests On
    ProxyVia On
    <Proxy *>
      Order deny,allow
      Allow from 127.0.0.1
    </Proxy>
    ProxyBlock some-website-you-want-to-block.com another-website-you-want-to-block.com
  </IfModule>
  </IfModule>
 
3. Restart Apache