Proxy is a word that existed before the computers, a “proxy” refers to a person or agency who has authority to act for another. So, taken literally, does that means that a “proxy server” acts in place of another server?
The answer is yes, when using a proxy, the user is allowed to browse blocked websites via their browser using an unblocked website first. It is acting like a screen in front on the browsed website, practically the website sees the proxy browsing and not the final user. Visiting the right menu websites takes you to aproxy website, where you can surf anonymously online, your IP address which is your surfing signature remains anonymous or hidden to the website you visit.
Web-based Proxies
The web used to be free in past, but it isn’t anymore but that will never stop people wanting what they can’t have. For example, individuals at work wanting to get to blocked websites such as popular social networks and pornography and students in school wanting to visit there favorite websites are often blocked by administrators of their school or work, but there is a solution: filtering through a proxy, proxies allows them to do so. Another solution proxies bring are for countries where ISP providers block websites out using filters. These filters can be bypassed by using a proxy too. Web based proxies can be used without any external or third party program, it uses a web application such as phproxy, glype, zune or cgi-proxy.