WEB SERVER HIT MULTIPLIER AND REDIRECTOR

A method of analyzing a resource leak on a first web server uses a second web server. A first HTTP request message is received from a client at a first Web server and includes an identifier of an information component stored on the first Web server which generates a reply to the first HTTP request message including the information component, and sends the reply to the client. Multiple duplicate HTTP request messages for the information component are generated at the first Web server in response to the receiving of the first request, for analyzing a resource leak on the first Web server. Each of the duplicate HTTP request messages includes the identifier of the information component. The duplicate HTTP request messages are transmitted to a second Web server and multiply any existing. resource leak, thereby facilitating detection, diagnosis and/or analysis. The transmitting to the second Web server maintains the first Web server free from receiving the multiple duplicate HTTP request messages.