Joomla sitting behind a proxy server

[PaulJ99]

Hi All,

I am totally new to joomla. I have Joomla 2.5.6 installed on a 2008R2 server running IIS7.5 and using MySQL, installed via Web Platform Installer.
I have the basic site up and running but I cant get any updates because it wont connect to the internet.
I need to know how and where to enter the proxy settings for our domain proxy server.
Can any one help me with a simple to follow guide.

Thanks in advance, Paul.

[Per Yngve Berg]

Mod. Note: Relocated the topic to the J2.5 on IIS server forum.

The updater uses the fopen() php function. Allow_url_fopen must be set in php.ini.
The proxy must be configured at the server. Consult the MS documentation.

[PaulJ99]

Thanks for the reply.
Could it be the firewall that is stopping joomla updating. Do I need to open any ports for the site, mysql etc to access the internet?

[Per Yngve Berg]

If the server does not have direct access to the Internet, yes.

Check the server logs for information.