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| | | Standard Website Monitoring (Free) | Test Network Connectivity - As part of our testing procedure, we verify that the network connectivity to your server is open and performing. Before we test your website, we perform an advanced TCP/IP connectivity test that measures the response time of your network. We feel it is just as important to know how your network is performing as it is to know if your server itself is performing.
Test DNS - As part of our testing procedure, we verify that your DNS configuration and servers are working properly. Before we test your website, we analyze the DNS response at the perimeter of the network to verify that your DNS records are being distributed across the internet and cached on local DNS servers effectively. This system of DNS distribution must be functioning properly for people to access your website using your domain name (ex. http://www.mysite.com).
Test TCP and Port Response - As part of our testing procedure, we verify that the TCP-layer of your network is operational. We do this by making a TCP connection to an open port on your server and verifying that the TCP handshake is successful.
Test HTTP Headers - As part of our testing procedure, we send your server various HTTP headers. We then analyze the HTTP headers we receive back from your web server to ensure they are standards compliant and indicate a successful response. If the headers don't meet standards or return a status code indicating a failure, we will deem the test as failed.
Test Page Response - As part of our testing procedure, we will send your web server a request for your specified page. We then wait for the server to respond with an indication that the page has been processed successfully and is ready for download. If the server does not respond to this request, or does not complete its processing within 30 seconds, we deem the test to have failed.
Test SSL Security - If your web site is running SSL security, we will validate your SSL certificate and attempt to establish an encrypted connection with your server. Our test simulates realuser interactions with your server to detect any possible problems with the SSL certificate and connection. If any problems are detected, the test is deemed to have failed with an SSL class error code.
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Verify Content On Page - As part of our testing procedure, we will physically verify that a specific piece of text (that you predefine) is contained on your web page. This is an extremely important feature, which we recommend all customers use because it ensures the content you expect to be on the page is in fact there. It is common for web sites (a.k.a. web applications) to fail and not give any signs of the failure except that the expected content is missing. This issue has a great deal to do with how the website is programmed to handle failures. For this reason,we highly recommend that our customer use this feature to verify the content on the page.
Test HTTP Post Data Inputs - As part of our testing procedure, we will transmit form field information to the web server via the HTTP protocol standards for Post Data transfer. This Post Data represents the data inputted into form fields on the page. You can choose if you want the monitor to test these form fields or not and configure the form field data it should use.
Test Website Logins - We can test password-protected pages by logging into your website first, before testing your pages. This feature is crucial for member/subscription-based websites. We support both HTML-based login forms embedded in the web page as well as the Basic Authentication method built into the HTTP protocol.
Test Form Submission - This feature allows you to simulate a user form submission and test the resulting page to make sure it is responding correctly. By supporting post variables, you can use this feature to test things like sign up forms, website search forms, information collection forms, payment submission forms, and shopping cart forms.
Test Shopping Carts - We support the ability for you to test the functionality of a shopping cart on your e-commerce website. We can test things like Add-to-Cart buttons, View-Cart buttons, Checkout buttons, new customer registration forms, and many other parts of an ecommerce website.
Test Member's Area Login - We support the ability for you to test the functionality of a members-only area of your website. This includes testing the new user registration process as well as testing the existing user login process and the various pages in the member's area. Since configuring these tests can often be complicated, we work with you to configure these tests...or we can just completely set them up for you. |
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