Is there any software that anyone can recommend that we run nightly to check for 404's and/or any other types of errors that might affect our production site?
A:
- Site Monitoring for Uptime http://www.siteuptime.com
- SEO Testing http://www.hubspot.com
- Load Testing http://www.browsermob.com, http://www.loadImpact.com, or apache AB
- Usability Testing http://www.usertesting.com
- Functional Testing http://www.utest.com
lo_fye
2009-10-29 19:59:17
I don't understand the downvote here. I guess I took the term "QA" too broadly, meaning "anything it takes to assure quality". In my book, that includes stuff like uptime monitoring, search engine optimization, stress testing, good usability, and functional testing.
lo_fye
2009-11-25 21:21:12
A:
It would depend on what webserver you were using (because you would most likely need to parse the server's error logs to glean this information).
If you are on Apache and can run PHP scripts you might try looking at the example on this site: http://www.dizzysoft.com/rss/track-apache-error-logs-with-php-rss-fee
That example will help you setup a PHP script that will generate an RSS feed to subscibe with errors from your server logs.
mindshare
2009-10-29 21:39:07
Another option for an Apache/PHP setup is available here: http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/phperrlog-monitor-and-consolidate-php-and-apache-error-logs-on-the-serverThat example uses cron to send you an email summary of error once per day.
mindshare
2009-10-29 21:41:33
A:
Do you mean something like a link checker?
e.g. http://validator.w3.org/checklink
or Xenu's Sleuth Link checker?
Rosie Sherry
2009-11-08 22:23:49