Dim url as String = "http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin/index.XXX"'php
Dim req As HttpWebRequest
Dim res As HttpWebResponse 
Try
  req = CType(WebRequest.Create(url), HttpWebRequest)
  res = CType(req.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)
  res.Close()
Catch ex As System.Net.WebException
  MessageBox.Show ("File not found!" + System.Environment.NewLine + "Status: " _
    + ex.Status.ToString)
End Try