Is That Site Down, or is it Me?!
As many of you know I work my “day job” I guess you could call it, at Lunarpages and I often get asked questions about if somebody’s web site is up or not. Now more times than not it is often something to do with the web site owner’s side of things. Either their ISP is being a ‘bit wonky, they need to refresh their DNS or some other solution. One quick and easy way to tell if your (or any other) web site is down is downforeveryoneorjustme.com.
I know the URL might be a little long, but this tool is an awesome one to keep in your web hosting tool belt. The simple interface just has “Is ‘text box here’ down for everyone or just me?”. You put your domain name in the text box and hit the linked “or just me?” text and it will spit back a yes or no answer.
If you want an even easier way of using it, just type in their domain name, put a slash in there and then your domain name, such as:
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/mitchkeeler.com
There you have it, instant site checking. Some people have reported problems with false positives - but with a little fine tuning I am sure this web site will become an instant classic for those of use who need to keep tabs on if a web site is up or not.
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Good find Mitch! As long as that site stays up and does not get blocked in the ol’ firewall rules. I will have to share it with some clients who ask me if their site is down.
I’ve been using downforeveryone fo r along time, and have found it to be a great tool.
You’re right that the URL is a tad long. I came across this website, http://www.checksite.us
It’s almost identical, except it’s a shorter URL, easier to remember. It doesn’t have the instant site checking, but at least the URL is shorter.
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