Steps to Test Broken Links Using JMeter

Question

Want to Know step by step to test all the broken links of a website using JMeter and write all the links to a external file.

Answer 1

Here are the steps involved in testing broken links using Jmeter. 

1. Launch JMeter
2. Add a Thread Group
3. Add an HTTP Request under Thread Group
4. Update the URL of the web page on which you need to find the broken links
5. Add a ‘Regular Expression Extractor‘ under the HTTP Request.
6. Add a ForEach Controller (To iterate all the links)
7. Under ForEach controller, Add an HTTP request (this is to send the HTTP request & see if the given link is broken or not)

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