'how can i check if Website is currently available
I'm trying to get an exception when I try to download a file from a website. My current way is to download a .zip file from the website and check the file size of the .zip. I think that's not the best way to check if a website exists. Maybe some of you have a better idea for checking if a website is currently available, and if it isn't than get an error 404 exception.
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It depends on what you want to achieve.
If you just want to know if there is something alive, just use a plain TCP socket and try to connection to port 80 (HTTP) or 443 (HTTPS). If the connection is successful, close it and assume a website is there.
If you want to be sure this is a website that responds, then you must issue an HTTP command that transfers the minimum data. You can send a HEAD command for that.
If you want to get a file, just try to get it, and check the status code for success or failure.
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| Solution 1 | Remy Lebeau |