[TYPO3-project-4-3] Proxy configuration

[Marcus Krause]

Hi!

I'd like to get your opinions on following:

There's the variable $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['curlProxyServer'] which is 
probably supposed to keep a proxy configuration. hehe
I guess this variable is in there since the very beginning of TYPO3.

I expect that whenever I - as a developer - need to make call to another 
server via http, I'm supposed to check that variable first and use the 
possibly configured proxy.

In the older days such calls where mostly curl ones, I guess. In the 
meantime TYPO3 is also acting as Soap client. And there's certainly 
other interesting stuff in the TER.

However, the variable name imposes that it's for the curl context only.


My suggestion:
Introduce a new variable $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['httpProxy']. Don't 
fiddle around with usernames; simply ask for the standard notation 
(http://user:pass@127.0.0.1:3128/).

Make $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['curlProxyServer'] a reference to the new 
variable for backwards compatibility.
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['curlProxyServer'] =& 
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['httpProxy'];

Add a deprecated notice in the install tool description for variable 
curlProxyServer.


What do you think?


Marcus.