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cm2339
Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/7 17:53

  • cm2339

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Can anyone recommend a tool that will allow us to take a snapshot of our web site? We need the entire web site captured and available for off-line viewing.

Sure, we could install apache, php & MySQL and perform a backup & restore of the entire system on the machine but that's not what we are looking to do.

We want the site to be "flat files" and available in an archive format. As an example, our web site was exactly like this on a specific date (navigation and all content).

Please let me know if you know a tool that could help.
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gestroud
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/7 18:13

  • gestroud

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This one is pretty good

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm
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Bender
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/7 18:25

  • Bender

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Maybe try this one. I bookmarked it once but never tested it myself.

HTTrack Website Copier

Basicly it will convert your website into a static one and converting the links accordingly. However it will be within a folder structure but you can browse it with a webbrowser than just like your real site.
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gestroud
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/7 18:51

  • gestroud

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Good call, bender. I skimmed through the original post without paying enough attention to details.

HTTrack Website Copier is an excellent product - been using it for about two years with no complaints. Pretty straightforward and easy to use.
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tedsmith
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/7 20:22

  • tedsmith

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My recommendations are

Black Widow - BlackWidow is a multi-function internet tool. It is a web site downloader, site mapping tool, site ripper, site mirroring tool, website scanner and an offline browser. Use it to scan a site, and create a complete profile of the site's structure, files etc. I use it at work for capture of websites conducting fraudulant activities. Quote:
As an example, our web site was exactly like this on a specific date...
- and that is why I use it at work!

Then there is WebZip. Arguably more user friendly and would probably suit your needs better seeing as what you have described you need. Enables full offline navigation on CD or whatever,

Hope that helps.
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cm2339
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/11 0:42

  • cm2339

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Thanks All!

I plan to try several of them over the wekend and I'll report back next week on progress.

Another board sugested WGet (a UNIX tool as I understand it), as a way to get the information.

Thanks again for your suggestions!
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Djiman
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/8/11 6:48

  • Djiman

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  • Since: 2006/7/26


One extra tool, if no one has mentioned it.:
which is one very good tool! Visit http://www.primopdf.com/ . I use for making pdf, from one page to multi pages.
It goes thru the printers port - you simple create any thing or doc in any application , -you hit print and select your printer- in this case it will be the pdf creator , and it will create your pdf.
It is a very small prog - freeware and my preferred choice to make pdf.
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chadm
Re: Web site capture tool

  • 2006/9/9 11:24

  • chadm

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For whatever reason I have been unable to log into my old account (CM2339), so here I am with a new acount...

I finally completed the task of archiving our site and it looks like HTTrack gets our vote. The other tools mentioned worked but with "quirks."

HTTrack has it's own quirks but we have found the best results with that one so far.

Sorry for the delayed post but I wanted to complete the thread with a follow up message.

Thanks once again to everyone who made a suggestion.

See you in the forums...

Chad

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