Tool for grabbing whole website?
20 November 2007, 04:07 PM
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Tool for grabbing whole website?
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I've got a website that I'm looking to save to my harddrive - but rather than saving each page, I was wondering if there are recommended tools that I can point at the start page and it will then follow each link and download the arrived at pages. Note that all of the links aren't text links but image map links (click on a picture).
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I've got a website that I'm looking to save to my harddrive - but rather than saving each page, I was wondering if there are recommended tools that I can point at the start page and it will then follow each link and download the arrived at pages. Note that all of the links aren't text links but image map links (click on a picture).
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20 November 2007, 04:21 PM
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We've paid another company to build the site for us and they are hosting it (we don't have access). We've had some problems with them recently and I wanted to have a local copy of the site prior to having some robust discussions with them. Unfortunately that means I only have access through a browser to the published site.
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Just found a selection on Google - such as HTTrack Website Copier - Offline Browser and Download entire website or download web pages with SurfOffline - convenient offline browser with easy-to-use interface.
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We've paid another company to build the site for us and they are hosting it (we don't have access). We've had some problems with them recently and I wanted to have a local copy of the site prior to having some robust discussions with them. Unfortunately that means I only have access through a browser to the published site.
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be aware that obviously any content management system or database content wont be accessible this way, you will just get a flat version of the site.
Also any URLs that pass anything between themselves with the ? or & may not end up quite as you'd hoped.
If its purely static then you'll be fine.
Also any URLs that pass anything between themselves with the ? or & may not end up quite as you'd hoped.
If its purely static then you'll be fine.
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It is a static site (just html files) - but I'm having problems getting any of the website grabbing programmes to follow the image maps links (if that's the right term).
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Webzip is pretty good, not used it for years. I used it routinely when I had a dial up account, would let it sync changes for offline browsing later on.
You can tell it how you want it to follow links, how how deep to go etc. For example you may want it to follow all pages that stay within that site, but not follow any links that go to external sites. You can also specify what types of file you want it to look for...not that I ever in my younger years pointed it at a **** site
No idea what the software is like now, take a look and see if it can help.
You can tell it how you want it to follow links, how how deep to go etc. For example you may want it to follow all pages that stay within that site, but not follow any links that go to external sites. You can also specify what types of file you want it to look for...not that I ever in my younger years pointed it at a **** site
No idea what the software is like now, take a look and see if it can help.
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Webzip is pretty good, not used it for years. I used it routinely when I had a dial up account, would let it sync changes for offline browsing later on.
You can tell it how you want it to follow links, how how deep to go etc. For example you may want it to follow all pages that stay within that site, but not follow any links that go to external sites. You can also specify what types of file you want it to look for...not that I ever in my younger years pointed it at a **** site
No idea what the software is like now, take a look and see if it can help.
You can tell it how you want it to follow links, how how deep to go etc. For example you may want it to follow all pages that stay within that site, but not follow any links that go to external sites. You can also specify what types of file you want it to look for...not that I ever in my younger years pointed it at a **** site
No idea what the software is like now, take a look and see if it can help.
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