WEBSITE CHECKING TOOL

摘要

A website checking tool includes a windows server (1) operating a scheduler (4) which periodically commences automatic or manual checks of website specified by data held in a database (3). In respect of each website to be checked the scheduler (1) spawns an engine (6) which accesses the website, downloads information from the specified page and parses the information to locate tags relating to each type of information downloaded. Each type of information downloaded is then checked against specified criteria for accessibility and, if additional links are found to other information on the same website the parsing process is repeated until all inter-linked information on the website is checked. Errors are reported by e-mail or displayed to the user on a user interface (5). Links to information on other websites are checked for response but are not parsed. Error codes returned by linked URLs are also reported associated with the location of the link within the home website.