Link Checker with GUI

The broken link checking tool can also be used locally with the HTML interface 5.

One advantage of the GUI is that you can directly click on the redirected link to get a new URL.

But installing the GUI is complicated, much more than the command line version, because it uses completely new techniques.
However, after the installation is completed (if you succeed), using the script is then much easier: just click on one of the icons to activate the local server and on your favorite in the browser to run the script.

1) Install Node.js

Download the local server program on GitHub and follow the installation instructions. This JavaScript server is easy to install on Windows.

2) Install the module Socket.io

Navigate to the Node.js directory and type:

npm install socket.io

3) Install socket PHP module

Download and install PHP, if not already done. Copy the php.ini-production configuration file to a new php.ini file in the same directory.

Delete the semicolon at the beginning of the following two lines in the php.ini file:

extension_dir = "ext"
extension=php_sockets.dll 

4) Set channel check

Download linkchecker.zip from this site and cancel archiving it to Node.js.

If the server is located, for example, in the c :\node.js directory, the script must be located in the directory:

c:\nodejs\LinkChecker

5) Create a desktop icon to start the server

Add an icon by right-clicking on the desktop, and then on the New line and in the context menu. Enter the following fields:

If necessary, replace c :\nodejs\with the name of the directory where the server is installed, if it is different .

6) Create a bookmark in the browser

Open Chrome or Firefox browser. Type in the URL string:

localhost:1000/LinkChecker/linche.php

Then place the URL in your browser's favorites.

Now you are ready to use the broken links testing tool. When you want to check the site, click on the server icon, then open a browser and click the bookmark button. After the interface is displayed...

Enter the fully qualified domain name of the site with the protocol and slash at the end and click Start.

Close the DOS window to abort the process.

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