Scrapebox - how to scrape localhost websites

335ix said:

Hello guys,


I'm trying to use Page Scanner to scan thousands of files I have on localhost, but cannot manage it.

Still getting Error 503

Could someone help me? Is it even possible to use Scrapebox on localhost?


Thanks,
Ivo

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loopline said:

I'm not a localhost expert, but I suppose if you were running an entire web server on localhost and pointed scrapebox at that then it should work. Else I do not believe it will work. Scrapebox is looking to scan URLs so it needs a full web server to give proper responses.

503 error is "In Windows applications that natively access the internet, a 503 error might return with the HTTP_STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAIL error, and maybe also with a The service is temporarily overloaded message. "

given that error code it makes me think that you don't have a proper web server setup for scrapebox to access.

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335ix said:

Hello and thank you for your reply, I always appreciate your support!

I have the Wampserver64 package and all apps, scripts, whatever works just like on my remote servers, but I'm not a tech guy, so there may be some settings I need to change to run it. I just don't know which.

That's why I ask here

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davids355 said:

Maybe you can add an entry in your host file to translate your domain name to 127.0.0.1 then you could input the domain into scrapebox. Assuming it’s a single domain you’re trying to scrape?

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335ix said:

!!!!! Problem solved

I was trying to connect to http://localhost/folder/file.html ... when I tried your IP 127.0.0.1 instead, all work just fine!

Thanks a lot and please don't laugh on me

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