I'm looking for a free site monitor which can closely monitor my client's site uptime. The monitoring system should be able to alert me via email in case of downtime. Also, it must have at least some basic reporting features like summary report on site dowtime for a period of time.
I have been using the web based monitor SiteUptime. But its feature is limited for a free account.
I am wondering if you might be better with a script installed on your server. With these free sites, if their server is down, you basically still do not know what is going on.
I have seen some free scripts out there that make the monitoring easy on your part as it will notify you.
Doesn't your host supply some type of free service like this? If not then I would also go the free script route and install it on your server. I'm not real big on web based monitors and the info a script can give you is a lot more helpful.
You can check your web server logs. If you are using a Linux based web host (CPANEL), there is a built in web statistics but more on site visitors. I came across one good web based monitor, I will post the link as soon as I find it in my bookmark list.
I think every host has such feature. But you can always go with the the free scripts that are available. I am thinking of getting one too because one of my host is giving me a lot of trouble.
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