We are trying to do performance testing using JMeter.
I used the sample guide provided in jmeter using HTTP PROXY SERVER but my record controller was not recording any requests.
After doing a lot of research and here is what the complete scenario is.
I am accessing external sites using company proxy server. So, after a bit of research, I understand I need to start my jmeter by supplying all information via command line. e.g.
jmeter -H 129.198.1.1 -P 8000 -u someusername -a someuserpassword -N localhost
Now i understand that, i don't need to confuse these settings. By default JMETER uses its own internal proxy server.
We need to configure our browser so that it uses jmeter proxy settings and i did that way.
I added a thread group, a recording controller, http proxy server with url include patterns and exclude patterns but still, it's not able to record any scripts.
What am i doing wrong? Can someone help me with it?
I used document JMeter proxy step by step which comes bundled with JMETER documentation.
Here is my configuration
Remove everything in :
URLs patterns to include
URLs patterns to exclude
click on Add suggested excludes
It should work.
Currently your include patterns are wrong :
https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/component_reference.html#HTTP_Proxy_Server
The include and exclude patterns are treated as regular expressions (using Jakarta ORO). They will be matched against the host name, port (actual or implied) path and query (if any) of each browser request. If the URL you are browsing is
"http://jmeter.apache.org/jmeter/index.html?username=xxxx" ,
then the regular expression will be tested against the string:
"jmeter.apache.org:80/jmeter/index.html?username=xxxx" .
Thus, if you want to include all .html files, your regular expression might look like:
"..html(\?.)?" - or ".*.html" if you know that there is no query string or you only want html pages without query strings.
See this reference documentation for how to record:
https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/jmeter_proxy_step_by_step.html
If you're looking to learn jmeter correctly, this book will help you.
I had a similar problem when configuring firefox for proxy and recording on localhost. In Firefox -> Tools -> options -> Advanced -> Network -> Settings
there was an entry for localhost in No Proxy for.
I removed that and it works
I have faced similar problem, please see below. As JMETER proxy is running on localhost, please uncheck the below checkbox.
Install Jmeter Chrome extension which records HTTPS protocol without any issue.
You have done wrong writing the syntax/format for "URL Patterns to Include" and "URL Patterns to Exclude" in "HTTP Proxy Server" under Workbench. The syntax/format should be as below:
.*\.jsp
.*\.jsf
.*\.html
But, you have written forward slash(/). Such as .*/.jsp. After correcting the syntax it should be recorded.
The Jmeter proxy server must be started before Firefox can connect to it. JMeter has its own proxy server so the Recording Controller 'start' button has to be pushed before FF will allow access to a website.
As far as I can understand the issue. The issue is not what it seems, JMeter and Browser are able to interact with each other. But the thing is that How to make sure that JMeter is able to use the proxy.
Now for this, there are many way outs. I'll start with the easiest one.
Install Blazemeter Extension in your browser and start recording in it. It will provide you a .jmx file once you're done
The second one is configuring JMeter to access the proxy.
the command is changed a bit now.
jmeter -E https -H my.proxy.server -P 8000 -u username -a password -N localhost
Please note that you need to change the below values:
my.proxy.server
8000
username
password
In case you don't use a username and password to connect to the proxy, simply omit the -u username -a password part.
Reference: https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/get-started.html#proxy_server
This will work to record the script.
Now, to run the script. This may not execute the things as expected.
In that case, you have a Advanced Tab in HTTP Request Sampler, go there and provide your proxy server details there.
Related
I just started learning JMeter today. Wrote a simple web test - 10 user, 1 iteration to hit a webpage,
but in the "view result tree" I get "JMeter Response code: Non HTTP response code: java.net.UnknownHostException"
Thanks in advance for helpers
Most probably you're behind a corporate proxy, your computer is not connected directly to the Internet, it is connected via special machine which grants Internet access to other computers over the network.
You need to make JMeter aware of this proxy, it can be specified at
"Advanced" tab of the HTTP Request sampler (or even better HTTP Request Defaults)
Via command-line arguments like:
jmeter -H your-proxy-host -P your-proxy-port
Via system.properties file like:
https.proxyHost=your-proxy-host
https.proxyPort=your-proxy-port
More information: Using JMeter behind a proxy
You might give a try using Chrome Plugin of Blazemeter.
Add Blazemeter Plugin to Chrome (You need to create free account on Blazemeter)
Record sample script
Download Script as .JMX
Try executing the script from your local version of JMeter
This helps with automatically recording browser proxies.
I'm new in JMeter and my topic seems to be very similar to another ones already existing. However, it is not - I was trying already all the solutions for the errors that I get and nothing works :/
I have already set up all proxy settings and certificates, and it's working fine (with the same settings) on the other VM.
Outside the recording, I can see proper 'No Internet' warning:
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However, once started recording, there are errors in the console and the front end of the application does not look like originally:
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Please help! I've already done all the recommendations for clearing caches, SSL, removing files in Windows32 archive and so on...
You should try recording your script using Blazemeter Chrome Extension. Hope, this resolve your issue.
It might be the case there are differences in machines themselves, not in JMeter settings, for example this No Internet message most probably means that the browser is connected to JMeter's proxy server, but JMeter itself cannot connect to the internet.
Try creating a simple manual Test Plan with a single HTTP Request sampler to open http://example.com website. If the request will be successful - you will need to double check your browser and JMeter configuration. However if you get the UnknownHostException instead it may mean that:
Networking configuration of the machine is incorrect (it cannot access the Internet)
The machine requires an upstream Proxy server in order to be able to access Internet resources so you will need to make JMeter aware of this proxy server by passing appropriate command line arguments to the JMeter startup script:
jmeter -E https -H my.proxy.server -P 8000 -u username -a password -N localhost
in order to make the changes permanent you can define:
http.proxyScheme
http.proxyHost
http.proxyPort
https.proxyHost
https.proxyPort
in system.properties file and http.proxyDomain in user.properties file, check out Apache JMeter Properties Customization Guide for more information on JMeter properties and ways of setting and overriding them
I have to do performance test of a web based application through Jmeter. To connect to the application , I have to be in Client VPN and it has specific proxy to connect. The application will NOT work in Local host..
How to perform this? I tried by running Jmeter from command prompt . Please help .
You can configure JMeter to use proxy in 2 ways:
Command-line
jmeter -H your_proxy_host -P your_proxy_port
Using system.properties (the file lives under "bin" folder of your JMeter installation, add the next lines to it:
http.proxyHost=your_proxy_host
http.proxyPort=your_proxy_port
https.proxyHost=your_proxy_host
https.proxyPort=your_proxy_port
JMeter restart will be required to pick the properties up.
First check that you have the correct proxy parameters like Proxy Server IP/address,port no,username and password.
Then, in the first HTTP Request, click on advanced tab and there you find Proxy server section.
Fill the required information and run the jmeter. Based on the response you can judge where you are able to send the request via proxy or not.
I have used it with proxy server name with username and pwd. For me it worked, by that I means you can try by whatever information you have.
Then, you can set the properties permanently as suggested by Dmitri. Also, it can be set in HTTP Request Default Config.
Check the below link for more information:-
https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/component_reference.html#HTTP_Request
In Jmeter, I am not able to record any external website from our company proxy server.
I have to use option "Automatic proxy configuration URL" (i.e one .pac file )in to browser if I dont know how to configure it in Jmeter to do successful recording.
Any idea?
PAC fiels contain javascript which is executed by the browser to decide which proxy URL they want to use. JMeter is not a browser so it does not run this code. The solution is simply to resolve which proxy this script returns and input this value into JMeter directly, you can do this using the dev tools on most browsers, or just ask the IT dept. that maintains the thing to tell you the direct address.
Same question with solution in Jmeter mailing archive.
Jmeter: Using a Proxy Server.
I'm using Apache JMeter 2.3, which now supports "attempt HTTPS spoofing" under the Proxy Server element.
I've tried this on several different servers, and have had no success.
Has anyone been able to successfully record from an HTTPS source with this setting?
Or barring successfully recording, can anyone share a work-around? When available, I simply have HTTPS turned off at the server level, but this is not always feasible. Thoughts?
Starting from JMeter 3.0 default port for the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder is 8888
The easiest way to configure recording is using JMeter Templates feature. From JMeter's main menu select:
File -> Templates -> Recording -> Create
Don't forget to start the recorder :
In JMeter < 4.0, Expand "Workbench", if >= 4.0, ignore this step
Select "HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder"
Click "Start" button
You will see a message regarding Root CA Certificate. Click OK:
it is OK, it informs you JMeter has created a Root Certificate Authority that you need to import in your browser to be able to record correctly HTTPS traffic.
To Import this Root CA certificate in Firefox (it is located in jmeter/bin folder) for example:
Configure browser to use JMeter as proxy:
It is now Ok.
You can navigate to your application, samplers will be created under "Recording Controller" which is under "Thread Group" element
While the JMeter proxy already has the ability to record HTTPS requests, a Chrome Extension that creates JMeter script came out recently:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blazemeter-the-load-testi/mbopgmdnpcbohhpnfglgohlbhfongabi?hl=en
It uses a BlazeMeter as the middleman (a commercial JMeter in the cloud service) but you can use their free service forever and still use the plugin to record a JMX script and download it locally to your own machine even if you never use any of the paid plans.
What I do is:
Go to my website using my web server's IP-address (i.e. http://2.2.2.2/login.html)
Start the recorder and run through my test case
Stop recording
Replace all values of the IP address with the domain name (i.e. replace 2.2.2.2 with yoursite.com) from the HTTP Request Samplers
Set the protocol to https in the HTTP Request Samplers
If you have more than a few pages, it's easiest to create an HTTP Request Defaults item, and set your domain name and protocol there.
FYI, I'm using the latest stable build as of 2010-05-24: Jmeter 2.3.4 r785646.
The newest version of Jmeter (2.4) now supports HTTPS recording. Rejoice!
More details:
http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/JMeterFAQ#Can_JMeter_record_HTTPS_requests_using_the_recording_proxy.3F
Is there any other way to record HTTPS than Bad boy and Https spoofing?
Yes--use a nightly build of JMeter, e.g. version r922204.
Https recording is successfully working in new version of Jmeter 2.9 as of today. I had to import proxy certificate and play around with Firefox to get this working.
Refer this link for more information
Https recording using Jmeter
Yes, I have used it with "attempt HTTPS spoofing" on. Things are simple enough:
Turn HTTPS Spoofing on (of course).
Make sure that the browser sends Http request to Jmeter, so that Jmeter can record it and then send the encrypted request back to the server. So, the URL in the browser should start with http:// (and not with https://). The details could be found in my blog.
Please let me know if it works for you.
I am using Webscarab to record https and ajax conversations.
It workd fine. I extended the Webscarab with export function for Jmeter.
Bugzilla 48898.