CGI variables used by WebWatch services
Note that variable names are case-sensitive. In the context of this document, setting a variable refers to assigning it to any value other than a negative number, zero or boolean false.
| Script name | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/webwatch/services/robots-txt/parse_robotstxt.cgi |
| Variable | Explanation |
| URL | The HTTP server address is extracted from this variable and the server is checked for a /robot.txt file |
| Script name | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/webwatch/services/http-info/httpinfo.cgi |
| Variable | Explanation |
| url | The full URL of the resource to report on |
| ua1 | The user-agent chosen from a list |
| ua2 | A user input user-agent. If this variable exists, it overrides ua1 |
| Script name | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/webwatch/services/doc-info/intro.cgi |
| Variable | Explanation |
| url | The URL of an HTML document to report on |
| ua1 | A user-agent selected from a pre-defined list |
| ua2 | A user input user-agent. If this variable exists, it overrides ua1 |
| size | If set, include size section in report |
| server | If set, include server profile in report |
| metadata | If set, include metadata profile in report |
| html | If set, include HTML inspection in report |
| delivery | If set, include delivery metrics in report |
| cache | If set, include cachability profile in report |
| redirect | If set, include redirect map in report |
| hlinks | If set, include hyperlink profile in report |
| links | If set, check for broken links |