Java

gistfile1.txt

package com.teamextension.ping;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

public class UrlPing {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String urlString = "http://pshmn.com/eaFnY";
		pingUrl(urlString);
	}

	private static void pingUrl(String urlString) {
		try {
			URL url = new URL(urlString);
			InputStream is = url.openStream();
			is.close();
		} catch (Exception e) {
			// log error
		}
	}
}