What are the implications of not having access to the remote server when setting up a web proxy with PHP?

If you do not have access to the remote server when setting up a web proxy with PHP, you will not be able to directly fetch and proxy the remote content. One solution would be to use a client-side proxy approach, where the proxy functionality is implemented using JavaScript on the client side. This way, the client can make requests to the remote server and retrieve the content without needing access to the server. 

// This is an example of a client-side proxy approach using JavaScript

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Client-side Proxy</title>
    <script>
        function fetchAndProxy(url) {
            fetch(url)
                .then(response => response.text())
                .then(data => {
                    document.getElementById('content').innerHTML = data;
                })
                .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onclick="fetchAndProxy('https://example.com')">Fetch and Proxy</button>
    <div id="content"></div>
</body>
</html>

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