Is My Website Down?
Enter your domain to check HTTP status, response time, DNS resolution, and SSL — all in under 3 seconds.
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How to Check if Your Website is Down
1
Enter your URL
Go to WebsiteDown.com and type your website URL (e.g. yourdomain.com) into the search box.
2
Read the status result
WebsiteDown will show a green 'Up' or red 'Down' indicator within seconds, along with the HTTP response code and latency.
3
Diagnose the cause
If down, WebsiteDown shows which layer is failing: DNS, SSL, server response, or application error. Each has a different fix.
4
Set up monitoring
Add your domain to WebsiteDown's uptime monitor so you get an email within 1–5 minutes the next time your site goes down.
HTTP Status Code Reference
What the status code in your WebsiteDown result actually means.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I quickly check if my website is down?
Go to WebsiteDown.com and enter your domain name. The tool probes your server from our infrastructure and returns the result in under 3 seconds — showing HTTP status code, response time, and whether DNS is resolving correctly.
My website is showing a 500 error. What does that mean?
An HTTP 500 Internal Server Error means your server received the request but crashed while processing it. Common causes: PHP fatal error, database connection failure, a bad .htaccess rule, or a failed code deployment. Check your server's error log immediately.
My website is down but my hosting says servers are up. Why?
Hosting providers monitor whether their physical servers are on, not whether your specific site is responding. Your web server process (Apache/Nginx) may have crashed, your database may be down, your SSL cert may have expired, or your application may be throwing errors — all while the underlying server hardware is fine.
What's the fastest way to fix a downed website?
1) SSH into your server and check web server status: `systemctl status nginx` or `systemctl status apache2`. 2) Restart it if stopped: `systemctl restart nginx`. 3) Check error logs: `tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log`. 4) If you recently deployed code, roll back to the last working version.
How do I get notified when my website goes down?
Sign up for WebsiteDown's free uptime monitor. It checks your site every 5 minutes (every 60 seconds on Starter or Growth) and sends an email alert (typically within 1–5 minutes of detection) when it goes down — and another when it recovers.
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