Learn as much as possible about the setup behind a website.

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Published on 2009-11-24T17:32:45Z Indexed on 2010/05/30 21:54 UTC
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Let's say I'm in the process of planning the setup of a website. I study similar sites that offer similar services or might receive similar traffic model.

Is there a way to determine a bit the kind of setup, software and/or hardware.

Some things are obvious. If I see .php or .jsp then I already know a bit. But any ideas on how to decipher more?

Maybe where the site is hosted, hardware, platforms...

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