Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about configuring, integrating, and operating LinkAutocorrect.


What is LinkAutocorrect and how does it work?

LinkAutocorrect monitors 404 Not Found events, matches the requested path against the resources on your website and issues a redirect to the most similar URL. This keeps visitors on track even when they mistype or follow outdated links to your website that can typically be found on forums or old news articles.

How can I contact faray.tech?

Visit the Contact us page for details.

Can I use LinkAutocorrect even if I don't have a website?

It is currently not possible to use LinkAutocorrect without a webserver.

How can I fix LinkAutocorrect not working correctly?

Visit the Troubleshooting page for details.

I forgot my login credentials for the administration panel, what can I do?

Since your login credentials are saved as a hash and not in plaintext, you can only reset but not restore them.
Reset Instructions:

  1. Open login.php within the LinkAutocorrect directory using a text editor like Notepad++.
  2. You should see const AUTH_DATA near the top of the file which contains a list of all configured user accounts.
  3. Locate the name of your user account in the list. If you weren't asked for a username during the login process before, accesskey will likely be your username.
  4. Enter your desired password into a PHPass generator, click "Run code", then copy the displayed result that looks something like $2y$10$uljy....
  5. Replace the existing $2y$10$aBq0V... text in login.php with the text you just copied for your user account.
  6. Save the edited login.php file and try logging in with your new password.
You can Contact us if you'd like further assistance.

I've seen LinkAutocorrect visiting my website, what should I do?

If you've noticed requests with a User-Agent like LinkAutocorrect/1.0 (+https://faray.tech/support/ua) in your server logs, there's nothing to worry about. Similarly to search engines, LinkAutocorrect retrieves sitemaps from websites. We help users to fix broken links they've encountered by matching it with valid links from your website. This empowers users to find the content they are looking for, e.g. when a page was renamed and no redirect from the old link has been created. The goal of our organisation is to solve the problem of link rot on the internet.
Note that User-Agent strings can be freely set by anyone, so they are not a guaranteed means of identification.