Re: Test links?

On Saturday 30 November 2002 21:40, Rob Packer wrote: > Well, the reason I didn't do that at first was that I could have done any > of the methods that I've tried incorrectly, which is why I figured I'd ask > what works and then focus on that method... but, I've tried to ping them, > use fopen, and use fsocketopen... but nothing says that I've used any of > them the way I should have :) I also tried to use the scripts that I found > at hotscripts.com but I always seem to get inconsistent results and it must > be accurate. Investigate the use of file(). It should be the most reliable indicator of whether or not a link is valid. Using ping on it's own doesn't really help much. A server may be configured to ignore ping requests. And even if a server responds to a ping request it doesn't mean the webserver is up and running. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson */