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    andrazk Reply #1, 19 years, 7 months ago
    Is there a way (other than checking the web server logs) to get the URLs of requests creating a "404 error"?

    I have redesigned a web site but I have some "404 error" responses, since some folks have bookmarks set to old pages and I do not cover them all.
    I’d like to see which URLs are they requesting.


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      Ryan Thrash Reply #2, 19 years, 7 months ago
      Theoretically you could create a plugin that watches for requests to the page that sends the 404 ... interesting idea.
        Ryan Thrash, MODX Co-Founder
        Follow me on Twitter at @rthrash or catch my occasional unofficial thoughts at thrash.me
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        andrazk Reply #3, 19 years, 7 months ago
        Is there anything done already?

        If not, I can dig into it, since I’m interested in MODx core functions and the whole lot that comes around it. smiley

        Otherwise you could just add it in a log... but system events is for other purposes.
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          Ryan Thrash Reply #4, 19 years, 7 months ago
          Nothing has been done to date. Thanks for digging in!
            Ryan Thrash, MODX Co-Founder
            Follow me on Twitter at @rthrash or catch my occasional unofficial thoughts at thrash.me
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            andrazk Reply #5, 19 years, 7 months ago
            Ok, got the plugin already working.

            Now I’m into a module that will browse the results. This will take a bit more of my time, since I’m coding during my breaks. smiley
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              MARKSVIRTUALDESK Reply #6, 19 years, 7 months ago
              $modx->logEvent might be of use to store a message in the event log
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                andrazk Reply #7, 19 years, 7 months ago
                Yes, I’ve seen it. But have a different idea about it.

                There can be many entries and they are not as such (at least in my opinion) system events + in a module of its own I can add other functionality. Give me a day or two and something will come out.
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                  sirlancelot Reply #8, 19 years, 7 months ago
                  I created a simple plugin that uses the MODx message system to notify me of 404s, but the system alert sounds like a better idea!

                  Here’s what I’ve got:
                  <?php
/**
 * Page Not Found Notifier
 *
 * Events Checked: OnPageNotFound
 */
$evt =& $modx->event;

$server_info = '';
foreach ($_SERVER as $k => $v) $server_info .= sprintf("\n<b>%s:</b> %s", $k, $v); // Format all the server vars...

$msg = sprintf(
"A 404 message was received from the website<br/>
<br/>
<b>Server Infos:</b> %s",
$server_info
);

// This line could easily be changed to logEvent after moving some params around...
$modx->sendAlert('Error', 1, 0, 'Page Not Found!', $msg, 0);
?>

                  The plugin includes all the server vars with the log, including the HTTP_REFERER. Have fun!
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                    andrazk Reply #9, 19 years, 7 months ago
                    Well, here it goes. It’s my first plugin and my first module written for MODx. First version. smiley

                    I hope it works. Open to suggestions.

                    Documentation is only temporary. Actually, there is almost none. I’ll write some tomorrow.


                    edit: new version below
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                      sirlancelot Reply #10, 19 years, 7 months ago
                      andrazk, it may be useful to also save the HTTP_REFERER variable so that you have an idea of where they are coming from. Sometimes the variable isn’t populated but most of the time if a human is browsing and hits of 404 page, the HTTP_REFERER variable is populated.

                      Great plugin/module though! I’ll start using it if the HTTP_REFERER is added smiley