Script to check web server uptime
Measuring server uptime is important. I needed a script that would periodically ping a website and send me an email when the site was down. After a bit of searching, I came up with a winner! The script is written in perl, so it will run on the average linux server. (Most windows users will have to install perl) It will notify you via email if the target website is down or slow. You can get the script at:
http://checkwebsite.org/ The script is licensed under the GPL.