If Host exist.

[dead-poetic]

I am trying to create a javascript that will test to see if a website is online and if it is then refresh the page to that website and if the website is offline then refresh to a different website. I am working on a web server that does not support any server side scripting language, so I can't use php or asp :( . Any help is appreciated.

[ddadmin]

I'm almost 100% sure what you're asking isn't possible with a client side language such as JavaScript. You'll need a server side script such as PHP to do this.

[cr3ative]

Yes, as ddadmin, you will need a server side language. I faced this problem when setting up a rather tempremental server, and a solution was easily constructed using PHP.

cr3

[Twey]

Actually, it's (just) possible, though not very reliable. Check out the XMLHttpRequest (http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html) object.

[dead-poetic]

Yes, as ddadmin, you will need a server side language. I faced this problem when setting up a rather tempremental server, and a solution was easily constructed using PHP.

cr3
How do you do this with php? I just hosted my web site with a new web hosting company that supports php and I would like to do this.

[Twey]

<?php if($fp = fsockopen("www.thehost.com", 80, $errno, $errstr, 10)) {
fclose($fp);
header("Location: http://www.thehost.com/");
} else header("Location: http://www.theotherone.com/"); ?>

[dead-poetic]

Thanks.

[ddadmin]

Actually, it's (just) possible, though not very reliable. Check out the XMLHttpRequest (http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html) object.

Ah yes, right after I posted my initial response saying it wasn't possible, I thought of Ajax. But like you said this really is something best done using a purely server side approach.