Squid NT for Windows (Win32) daily administration

Squid on Windows is quite stable.  I am running a Squid 2.6 on a Windows server 2003 without  much problem.  Here's some of the tips for installation and maintenance.

• To download
• Go to Acme Consulting download page.  I am using their Squid 2.6.STABLE12  build and is quite stable for the over 5 years.
• Installation
• Please follow Acme's or Markus' instruction.  Important points are higlighted here:
• copy the required files
• copy the 3 conf files to respective location with correct file name
• create the all the folders
• create cache folder structure: 
• squid -z -f
• register squid as a Windows service (here assume the desired windows service name is default "squid", and assume the path is c:\squid so that no need to specify)
• squid -i

Maintenance

The below script may help daily administration:

Service Restart

-- squid_restart.bat--

net stop squid

net start squid

pause

Check config file correctness before apply it.

-- squid - check config.bat --

C:\squid\sbin\squid -k check -n Squid

pause

(Note: always backup a copy of a valid squid.conf before edit.)

Apply new config

Apply the new config without restart the service.

-- squid - reconfig.bat --

C:\squid\sbin\squid -k reconfigure -n Squid

pause

Clear old cache, recreate cache directory and defrag the disk for performance

-- squid - Recreate cache directory.bat --

@echo off

del /s /q d:\squidcache-del >nul

rd /s /q d:\squidcache-del > nul

echo Finish delete

echo Stopping squid 

net stop squid

move d:\squidcache d:\squidcache-del

c:

cd C:\squid\sbin

echo recreating Squid cache directory

squid -z

echo restarting squid .... 

net start squid

echo. 

echo Deleting old Squid Cache directory ....  

del /s /q d:\squidcache-del >nul

rd /s /q d:\squidcache-del > nul

echo end delete cache:

echo start defrag D

defrag d:

echo end defrag D.  Start defrag C:

defrag c:

echo end defrag C:

pause