Title: Proxy Connection Issue
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Proxy Connection Issue

 *  [tysat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tysat/)
 * (@tysat)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-connection-issue/)
 * I put the code in wp-config.php to setup WP to use a proxy, but get the error“
   WP HTTP Error: Failed to connect to (proxy IP): Permission denied”.
 * I’m using WP 3.0 and put in the code:
 *     ```
       define('WP_PROXY_HOST', 'IP GOES HERE');
       define('WP_PROXY_PORT', 'PORT');
       //define('WP_PROXY_USERNAME', '');
       //define('WP_PROXY_PASSWORD', '');
       define('WP_PROXY_BYPASS_HOSTS', 'localhost,127.0.0.1');
       ```
   
 * I left the username and password commented out since it isn’t required for the
   proxy. Anyone have an idea of why it would not be connecting?

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 *  [itproxy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itproxy/)
 * (@itproxy)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-connection-issue/#post-1659545)
 * Have you tried not commenting username etc out, and just leaving them as is (
   ie ” (nul))?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [itproxy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itproxy/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-connection-issue/#post-1659545)
 * Status: not resolved

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