httping
httping is a "ping"-like tool for HTTP requests. Give it a URL and it will show how long it takes to connect, send a request, and retrieve the reply (only the headers). It can be used for monitoring or statistical purposes (measuring latency).
| Tags | Internet Web HTTP Servers Networking Utilities |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux Android |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 03 Feb 2014 20:22
Release Notes: Many kinds of small fixes. The most important is that this release can connect over IPv6 to proxy servers.
- 09 May 2013 09:39
Release Notes: More detailed statistics, the ability to configure all kinds of network settings, localization, improvements to error messages and on-line help, and improvements to the GUI mode.
- 17 Apr 2013 21:09
Release Notes: This is mostly a bugfix release (segfaults, FreeBSD build fixes).
- 04 Apr 2013 19:52
Release Notes: This release adds an adaptive ping-interval and an (entirely optional) ncurses GUI interface.
- 23 Mar 2013 11:23
Release Notes: This release fixes compilation problems on FreeBSD, retrieves proxy settings from the environment, implements proxy authentication, resolves the IP address of a proxy only once, and adds HTTPS proxying support.
