[gdal-dev] WMS using a Proxy

Rahkonen Jukka (MML) jukka.rahkonen at maanmittauslaitos.fi
Wed Jun 30 12:51:48 PDT 2021


Hi,

Our proxy does not require user/password but these options work for the server/port part:

1) Set environmental variable and run gdalinfo
SET https_proxy=our_proxy.fi:8888
gdalinfo "WMS:https://www.idee.es/wms/PNOA/PNOA?service=wms&request=getcapabilities"

2) Set proxy with config option

gdalinfo "WMS:https://www.idee.es/wms/PNOA/PNOA?service=wms&request=getcapabilities" --config gdal_http_proxy our_proxy.fi:8888

Config option gdal_http_proxy seems to work also with https. Environmental variables must be set explicitly for http_proxy and https_proxy. And --config can be repeated. Which method to use depends on your work environment. I believe that technically the options are identical but if you use both internal and external services which require different proxy settings it might be more clear to define the proxy with config option.

-Jukka Rahkonen-


Elena Ruiz wrote:

> Hello, I need to access the information from a WMS server through a proxy. I would need to 
> know exactly the syntax to use the proxy, I have tried the following:


>   gdalinfo "WMS:https://www.idee.es/wms/PNOA/PNOA?service=wms&request=getcapabilities" -config GDAL_HTTP_PROXY xx.xxx.x.xx:3128 -config GDAL_HTTP_PROXYUSERPWD user:password -config GDAL_HTTP_AUTH NTLM

> Would it be okay with the previous syntax? Can you repeat the word --config? Do you need 
> quotes or brackets for the IP: port or user: password? in the case of GDAL_HTTP_AUTH, 
> how to know whether to put NTLM or BASIC? and finally, is it better to put the parameters 
> after gdalinfo or in the system variables?

> I'm waiting for your answer, regards


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