MikeyMikey13
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No problem, glad it will helpNice share mate. It will save my time
Archive.Org Website Rebuilder Script (8 Steps - No Costs)
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No problem mate, enjoy.
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Would anyone benifit from a video demo for this? I could do it later tonight for people.
Nice one Mikey there is also a PHP alternative here:
https://github.com/pavelnovitsky/wayback-machine-download
The PHP file must be run as CLI.
regards
there is also a PHP alternative here:https://github.com/pavelnovitsky/wayback-machine-download
The PHP file must be run as CLI.
regards
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Nice share mate - is this done through CMD with these:Nice one Mikey
https://github.com/pavelnovitsky/wayback-machine-download
The PHP file must be run as CLI.
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Hi Mikey,
I never used the code tags before i think that was my issue lol
here we go
Launch CMD.
Change to script directory:
Put in the selected timestamp and the host like: http://example.com
And you are good to go
cheers
I never used the code tags before i think that was my issue lol
here we go
Launch CMD.
Change to script directory:
Code:
cd C:\Program Files\wayback-machine-downloader\Put in the selected timestamp and the host like: http://example.com
Code:
php downloader.php -h http://cheekychimps.org php downloader.php --host=cheekychimps.org php downloader.php -h http://cheekychimps.org -t 20110626184717 php downloader.php --host=http://cheekychimps.org --timestamp=20110626184717And you are good to go
cheers
MikeyMikey13
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Nice - will add a link to this in the original postHi Mikey,
I never used the code tags before i think that was my issue lol
here we go
Launch CMD.
Change to script directory:
Code:cd C:\Program Files\wayback-machine-downloader\
Put in the selected timestamp and the host like: http://example.com
Code:php downloader.php -h http://cheekychimps.org php downloader.php --host=cheekychimps.org php downloader.php -h http://cheekychimps.org -t 20110626184717 php downloader.php --host=http://cheekychimps.org --timestamp=20110626184717
And you are good to go
cheers
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Great share as always !
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Great share Mikey.
The only downside that Archive has, is that it let's you to download the sites only in HTML Version.
There are also some tools where you can just put the URL from archive and download the files without this coding stuff. Just use Google dudes.
The only downside that Archive has, is that it let's you to download the sites only in HTML Version.
There are also some tools where you can just put the URL from archive and download the files without this coding stuff. Just use Google dudes.
MikeyMikey13
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ThanksGreat share as always
This is best for plenty of rebuilds for free, not just one rebuild. There is plenty of alternatives this is just a free and easy way, thanks.
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Just found my first, clean, awesome, DR42 domain (aHREFS score), registered it for $10, ran this Ruby script for about 20 min after finding the snapshot I wanted, got all but 1 of the files,... uploaded the site. Bam. I own the site now. Whole thing took less than 40 min. I may have to start doing this more often until I build up a bank of sites. This is too easy... lolz. Great, great share. Can't thank you enough! Curiosity question though (I admit my ignorance in this area),... are there any scraper/rebuilder apps out there that CAN rebuild a WordPress site you get from archive.org? just curious.... thnx.
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Can I please ask a question...
Aside from the fact that this is a great way to get an old copy of your site, or someone elses, in case you didn't have or lost a backup...
Is there any benefit in buying old domains and then getting their old website from wayback and restoring it and google will honour the age of the domain because it matches what it looked like/its exact configuration from oh so many years ago?
Would links from those (lets assume the sites got some backlinks and stuff etc) be worth getting - would it be worth the time compared to creating new content/interacting link building in all the current internet/website ecosystem?
Aside from the fact that this is a great way to get an old copy of your site, or someone elses, in case you didn't have or lost a backup...
Is there any benefit in buying old domains and then getting their old website from wayback and restoring it and google will honour the age of the domain because it matches what it looked like/its exact configuration from oh so many years ago?
Would links from those (lets assume the sites got some backlinks and stuff etc) be worth getting - would it be worth the time compared to creating new content/interacting link building in all the current internet/website ecosystem?
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Oh you literally just posted this... so yeah, ok, so that's what we're doing then...
As far as scraper/rebuilder apps to rebuilt a Wordpress site... if there isn't one (which I have one, so...) I can code one. Usually you run into issues where files are missing, and/or bunches of links to pages that no longer exist. Easy way to solve is code htaccess to redirect all lost links to a particular page.
If my memory serves me correctly the old trick is 303 302 301... You take a lost page and the url/link to the and 303 it to a modified link that is a 302 and that sends it to a link that is then 301'd to a page that you want to be served.
P.S. What you can do also is take multiple rips of the wayback sites and then throw them over each other to fill in the gaps/fill out the whole site as sometimes it picks up more of the site than other times - especially older ones when the page crawlers were a tad less sophisticated compared to now.
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No you can’t do it automatically with any tools like this, you could hire someone to do it for you though.
anwser to your questions... yes and yes.
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This is a great share, well done @MikeyMikey13 !
Keep in mind for those using this guide, it's only probably 50% of the workload involved if you wish to truely recover the website. The script you mentioned is the one I use too and it's handy, but has its downfalls. Especially when it comes to the way it handles the structure of some old websites.
After the script is complete, you then need to go through the website, find broken links, repair broken HTML/JS/CSS and ensure the site functioned like it used too. Google has much more respect for a functioning website over a broken one.
Keep in mind for those using this guide, it's only probably 50% of the workload involved if you wish to truely recover the website. The script you mentioned is the one I use too and it's handy, but has its downfalls. Especially when it comes to the way it handles the structure of some old websites.
After the script is complete, you then need to go through the website, find broken links, repair broken HTML/JS/CSS and ensure the site functioned like it used too. Google has much more respect for a functioning website over a broken one.
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It is usually Wordpress sites where the style sheets have versions that cause issues.
Best fix is either fix the location on the local server, or find the demo version and use that. Again can be a niscuance.
But other sites will work perfectly
