"Hey everyone, quick question—what is the main purpose of a web crawelr program?
I’ve heard the term thrown around a lot, especially when ppl talk about search engines, but I’m still kinda fuzzy on how it *actually* works. Like, does it just scan the entire internet or something? And why do search engines rely on them so much?
Also, does it only index pages or does it do other stuff too? Would love if someone could break it down in simple terms.
Thanks in advance! 🙌"
*(PS: Sorry if I spelled ‘crawler’ wrong earlier—typos happen lol.)*
I’ve heard the term thrown around a lot, especially when ppl talk about search engines, but I’m still kinda fuzzy on how it *actually* works. Like, does it just scan the entire internet or something? And why do search engines rely on them so much?
Also, does it only index pages or does it do other stuff too? Would love if someone could break it down in simple terms.
Thanks in advance! 🙌"
*(PS: Sorry if I spelled ‘crawler’ wrong earlier—typos happen lol.)*