If you are an infrastructure engineer or a hosting admin , or work anything remote , you might love these tools which will make your life easier.. [Part I]
DNS
There are many DNS checkers out there, but here is what i use..
NSLOOKUP – is a network administration command-line tool available in many computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System to obtain domain name or IP address mapping, or other DNS records. – usage
DIG – is a tool for querying DNS nameservers for information about host addresses, mail exchanges, nameservers, and related information – usage
Whatsmydns.net – whatsmydns.net lets you instantly perform a DNS lookup to check a domain name’s current IP address and DNS record information against multiple name servers located in different parts of the world.
mxtoolbox – mxtoolbox lets you search all of your MX record, DNS, blacklist and SMTP diagnostics in one integrated tool. Input a domain name or IP Address or Host Name. Links in the results will guide you to other relevant tools and information. And you’ll have a chronological history of your results.
Redirects/Rewrites
Rewrite Checker – want to check whether there is a any redirect between a source and destination, here is a simple tool
Bulk Checker – Want to check 100’s of website’s status codes etc? here is the tool just for you – Easily check status codes, response headers, and redirect chains.
Redirect Path – Check the redirect tree right on your browser [ Chrome ] [Firefox]
cURL – a wonderful utility to check a loads of things including redirects – usage, usage2
Others
JSON – Writing a long JSON? check and validate it here – https://jsonlint.com/
AWK – Looking for text manipulation in *nix systems – AWK is your friend – [usage]
SED– Search and Replace for Pros – [usage]
IpABUSE – Getting hammered/DOSsed by an IP – Check and report it via ipabusedb
CRON – a quick and easy cron setup generator – crontab
GeoPeekr – Want to check how your website loads and works across the globe, check it in GeoPeekr
PageSpeed – Looking to validate the page speed of a website and where its causing delays? here are the tools – [Pingdom][Google] [GTMetrix]