perl running mechanize through tor
To run Perl's WWW::Mechanize
module through Tor, you can use the LWP::UserAgent
module along with the LWP::Protocol::socks
module. The LWP::Protocol::socks
module allows you to specify a SOCKS proxy, which can be used to route your requests through Tor.
Here's an example code snippet that demonstrates how to configure WWW::Mechanize
to use Tor:
use strict;
use warnings;
use LWP::UserAgent;
use LWP::Protocol::socks;
use WWW::Mechanize;
# Set up the Tor SOCKS proxy
$ENV{PERL_LWP_ENV_PROXY} = 'socks://localhost:9050';
# Create a new LWP::UserAgent object
my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
# Create a new WWW::Mechanize object
my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new(agent => $ua);
# Make requests through Tor
$mech->get('http://example.com');
In this example, we first set the PERL_LWP_ENV_PROXY
environment variable to 'socks://localhost:9050'
. This tells the LWP::UserAgent
object to use the Tor SOCKS proxy running on localhost
and listening on port 9050
. Then, we create a new LWP::UserAgent
object and pass it to the WWW::Mechanize
constructor.
Finally, we can make requests using $mech->get('http://example.com')
or perform other actions supported by WWW::Mechanize
.
Remember to have Tor running on your system before executing this code. Additionally, make sure you have the necessary Perl modules (LWP::UserAgent
, LWP::Protocol::socks
, and WWW::Mechanize
) installed before running the code.