Servertest is a command prompt utility which was designed to help you monitor how a web server responds to requests for web pages over a long period time. It sends periodic HTTP GET requests to one or more URLs in order to get an indication of the average response time and pattern of timeouts for each.

The results of each poll are displayed on the screen and optionally logged to a file. Each time the program is run it can "restart" from where it left off to continue to accumulate statistics calculated with running totals.

What distinguishes Servertest from many other products for monitoring servers is that it is available in source form for modification, enhancement, and redistribution (subject to a license). The program is straightforward, and lends itself to modification. Also distinguishing is that it is designed to follow a traditional Unix style with simple output and optional command line driven input yet work on a variety of operating systems.

Servertest is for testing your own servers periodically. It is not for doing load testing or other stressing, nor should it be used to test other people's websites in an abusive way.

Here are some key features of "Servertest":

· Letting you know how your website has been behaving overnight.
· Keeping track throughout the day, so you'll notice when it isn't responding before your customers do.
· Keeping an ongoing log of website response over many weeks or months.
· Comparing hosting companies to see how the services differ.
· Testing your ISP by making requests of independent web servers and looking for timeouts from them all.
· Collecting log data for processing in another program.


Requirements:

· Windows 98 and above
· Internet connection
· 2.5MB disk space (1.1MB for the executable, another 1MB or so for the temporary extracted files).


Limitations:

· free 30-day Evaluation Period