The Simple Web Error Checker is a tool that checks for errors on websites. It is easy to use and quickly identifies any issues, allowing users to make necessary fixes to improve website performance.
SWEC is a program designed to automate the testing of dynamic websites. It achieves this by parsing each HTML file it finds for links and checking if those links are within the specified site. Essentially, it functions like a crawler, clicking on any link it discovers.
Aside from this, SWEC is also capable of parsing web pages to identify known errors and reporting them, such as Mason or PHP errors. Additionally, if a page cannot be read and returns a 404, 500 or other similar error, SWEC will report it.
If you plan on using SWEC while logged in on your site, it is important to exercise caution since it will click on all links, including potentially harmful ones like 'join group' or 'delete account'. However, SWEC does have some safeguards in place to avoid clicking on the latter. As a precaution, it is highly recommended to use a test server instead of the live one when running SWEC as a logged-in user.
Running SWEC on a live site without being logged in as a user is perfectly safe. In fact, SWEC will ignore the robots.txt file on the site. Overall, SWEC is an effective and useful tool for automating web page testing.
Aside from this, SWEC is also capable of parsing web pages to identify known errors and reporting them, such as Mason or PHP errors. Additionally, if a page cannot be read and returns a 404, 500 or other similar error, SWEC will report it.
If you plan on using SWEC while logged in on your site, it is important to exercise caution since it will click on all links, including potentially harmful ones like 'join group' or 'delete account'. However, SWEC does have some safeguards in place to avoid clicking on the latter. As a precaution, it is highly recommended to use a test server instead of the live one when running SWEC as a logged-in user.
Running SWEC on a live site without being logged in as a user is perfectly safe. In fact, SWEC will ignore the robots.txt file on the site. Overall, SWEC is an effective and useful tool for automating web page testing.
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