# Testing web apps via proxy

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-web-apps-via-proxy/305582>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [February 27, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-web-apps-via-proxy/305582 "2010-02-27T21:35:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![huggy77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@huggy77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/huggy77)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-web-apps-via-proxy/305582/1 "2010-02-27T21:35:25Z")

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I need to make sure an application will work outside my network. It’s a flex socket application. Is testing it through a proxy like [hidemyass.com](http://hidemyass.com) as good as testing it from another location?