Unable to record using HTTP recording controller behind a proxy

Question

I am accessing some external sites using company proxy server.

In order to record this using Jmeter, I have to change proxy settings to local host.

Due to this, I am unable to record those sites with Jmeter.

Can anyone help me resolve this issue?

Answer 1

You point jMeter proxy settings to your company proxy and your browser proxy to the local jMeter instance.

Gets you a flow like: Browser -> jMeter -> Company Proxy -> Internet

If you are testing from behind a firewall/proxy server, you may need to provide JMeter with the firewall/proxy server hostname and port number. To do so, run the jmeter[.bat] file from a command line with the following parameters:

jmeter -E https -H my.proxy.server -P 8000 -u username -a password -N localhost

Read more at https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/get-started.html#proxy_server

Also see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16669947/how-to-set-proxy-for-jmeter-from-behind-another-proxy

Answer 2

Niels van Reijmersdal has already given a very good suggestion.

Apart from that if you wish to record the requests you make via your browser, a good option is to use Blazemeter (It is an extension of Google Chrome browser).

With Blazemeter you can record all the websites/links you surf in your chrome browser. Each HTTP(S) request made from your browser and your actions performed are recorded in a test plan.

You can save this test plan and also download it as a JMX file (this is the file format of a Jmeter Test Plan).

You can then open this JMX file in Jmeter to edit and also run your tests.