ServerChecker

Description

The script can be used to check if a certain server is up or not.

Steps for Execution

1. Fork this repository
2. Find the serverCheck.py file and run it.
3. Enter the website’s name you would like to check.
4. If you would like to go again answer with ‘Y’, otherwise write ‘N’

Source Code: serverChecker.py

import socket 

def is_running(site):
    """This function attempts to connect to the given server using a socket.
        Returns: Whether or not it was able to connect to the server."""
    try:
        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        sock.connect((site, 80))
        return True
    except:
        return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    while True:
        site = input('Website to check: ')
        if is_running(f'{site}.com'):
            print(f"{site}.com is running!")
        else:
            print(f'There is a problem with {site}.com!')

        if input("Would You like to check another website(Y/N)? ") in {'n', 'N'}:
            break