Downloading an Old Website - Possible? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Louey37 · 01-22-2012, 06:52 AM

I've just purchased a dropped domain and I really want to get the old website back up and running on it. It's an HTML website and I've found all the content through archive.org.

This might seem like a retarded question but is it possible to just 'download' the old website?

Someone mentioned that I might be able do it if I can find the old IP address that it was hosted on.

I just want to get the old site back up and start throwing some links at it to try and keep the PR. Then, once G is recognising that it's still the same, 301 it through and take the MASSIVE amount of link juice running to it.

Is it possible? Anyone done anything like this before? Is there some software I need to do this?

seocomp · 01-22-2012, 02:51 PM

Why not setup WP or other platform, keep old URLs and copy old content?

Louey37 · 01-22-2012, 03:31 PM

I have set it up on another platform but the links are all pointed to www.xxxx.com/xxxxx.html.

They don't actually reach a wordpress page set up with the same file name (as they're not .html pages). I want the google to see that the old pages are up so I can see if the links will fire up again because there's SERIOUS link juice in these bad boys.

Hitch · 01-22-2012, 03:46 PM

You can try to use this soft HTTrack Website Copier - Free Software Offline Browser (GNU GPL)

It does the job for me when I need a template. And if it's a simple HTML site, it should do it's job.

Icecube · 01-22-2012, 04:02 PM

indeed, httrack will download anything and create a static functional html site from any site that is reachable

if that site is currently not reachable anymore I don't see how you can download it

if it was hosted on a cpanel server and if it has not been deleted by the admin it can be accessed via thisdomain.usermaindomain.tld or servername.hostname.tld/~accountname/directoryofthewebsite but I doubt you have access to this kind of information

you can often find out servername.hostname.tld by doing a traceroute to the IP

or you can try archive.org

Louey37 · 01-22-2012, 11:12 PM

Thanks mate. I'll check it out.

Archive.org seems to have everything I need to I'll go through there and see if I can get httrack.com to work.

L.

Broland · 01-23-2012, 01:54 AM

This would be violating copyright.

Staccs · 01-23-2012, 02:08 AM

I didn't have much luck using HT Track when trying to accomplish the same thing. My old sites didn't have many pages; I just saved each one, stripped the Archive code, uploaded to my server.

blogspotter · 01-23-2012, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icecube

indeed, httrack will download anything and create a static functional html site from any site that is reachable

if that site is currently not reachable anymore I don't see how you can download it

if it was hosted on a cpanel server and if it has not been deleted by the admin it can be accessed via thisdomain.usermaindomain.tld or servername.hostname.tld/~accountname/directoryofthewebsite but I doubt you have access to this kind of information

you can often find out servername.hostname.tld by doing a traceroute to the IP

or you can try archive.org

This..

But, for old sites, you have to practically rebuild it manually

The .html isn't really a problem.
Go to settings and in the custom permalink, add a .html

/%postname%.html

AustinP · 01-23-2012, 07:37 AM

If the site was popular back in the day, look out for rips.

Louey37 · 01-23-2012, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blogspotter

The .html isn't really a problem.
Go to settings and in the custom permalink, add a .html

/%postname%.html

You're a genuis. A bloody genuis. This worked. It's saved me hours and hours of work trying to pull down and upload new sites.

Thank you.

01-22-2012, 06:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Louey37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 477 iTrader: 29 / 100%	Downloading an Old Website - Possible? I've just purchased a dropped domain and I really want to get the old website back up and running on it. It's an HTML website and I've found all the content through archive.org. This might seem like a retarded question but is it possible to just 'download' the old website? Someone mentioned that I might be able do it if I can find the old IP address that it was hosted on. I just want to get the old site back up and start throwing some links at it to try and keep the PR. Then, once G is recognising that it's still the same, 301 it through and take the MASSIVE amount of link juice running to it. Is it possible? Anyone done anything like this before? Is there some software I need to do this? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-22-2012, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
seocomp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 267 iTrader: 25 / 96%	Why not setup WP or other platform, keep old URLs and copy old content? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-22-2012, 03:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Louey37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 477 iTrader: 29 / 100%	I have set it up on another platform but the links are all pointed to www.xxxx.com/xxxxx.html. They don't actually reach a wordpress page set up with the same file name (as they're not .html pages). I want the google to see that the old pages are up so I can see if the links will fire up again because there's SERIOUS link juice in these bad boys. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-22-2012, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hitch Get up, Stand up! Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 397 iTrader: 24 / 100%	You can try to use this soft HTTrack Website Copier - Free Software Offline Browser (GNU GPL) It does the job for me when I need a template. And if it's a simple HTML site, it should do it's job. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-22-2012, 04:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Icecube Up 24h/day Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 1,173 iTrader: 11 / 100%	indeed, httrack will download anything and create a static functional html site from any site that is reachable if that site is currently not reachable anymore I don't see how you can download it if it was hosted on a cpanel server and if it has not been deleted by the admin it can be accessed via thisdomain.usermaindomain.tld or servername.hostname.tld/~accountname/directoryofthewebsite but I doubt you have access to this kind of information you can often find out servername.hostname.tld by doing a traceroute to the IP or you can try archive.org Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Buy a cheap and reliable hosting plan using my affiliate link and get 3 months of payments refunded by me! PM me for more info

01-22-2012, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Louey37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 477 iTrader: 29 / 100%	Thanks mate. I'll check it out. Archive.org seems to have everything I need to I'll go through there and see if I can get httrack.com to work. L. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-23-2012, 01:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
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01-23-2012, 02:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
Staccs Self-Mastery Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 673 iTrader: 25 / 100%	I didn't have much luck using HT Track when trying to accomplish the same thing. My old sites didn't have many pages; I just saved each one, stripped the Archive code, uploaded to my server. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-23-2012, 07:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
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