January 2019
Beginner
132 pages
3h 14m
English
The role of a proxy is to provide an additional layer of protection on top of your system. At its core, a proxy is a server that sits in between your web scraper and the target web server, and passes communication between the two. Your web scraper sends a request to the proxy server, which then forwards the request to the website. From the point of view of the website, the request only comes from the proxy server, without any knowledge of the origin of the request. There are many types of proxy available, each with its own pros and cons
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