Pinging any target url

PingingWebsite.ps1

# First we create the request.
$HTTP_Request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create('https://google.com')
$HTTP_Request.Timeout = 60000
# We then get a response from the site.
$HTTP_Response = $HTTP_Request.GetResponse()

# We then get the HTTP code as an integer.
$HTTP_Status = [int]$HTTP_Response.StatusCode

If ($HTTP_Status -eq 200) {
    Write-Host "Site is up! OK!" -ForegroundColor Cyan
}
Else {
    Write-Error "The Site may be down, please check!"

}

# Finally, we clean up the http request by closing it.
If ($HTTP_Response -eq $null) { } 
Else { $HTTP_Response.Close() }