[TriLUG] web log analyzer

[Jim Ray]

Me thinks this one will do 100 sites under one license unless I
misunderstood the terms:

http://www.urchin.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: burnett at pobox.com [mailto:burnett at pobox.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:24 AM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] web log analyzer
> 
> 
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, ryan wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking into setting up a web log analyzer for our web 
> site that 
> > is
> > located off site in a hosting facility.  What I was hoping 
> to accomplish 
> > was to set up a linux box that would monitor the logs 
> remotely on site 
> > (of the IIS web server at the hosting facility).  I've 
> looked into both 
> > awstats and analog, and the installs for both pieces of 
> software seem 
> > quite straightforward when installing on the same machine 
> where the logs 
> > are located, but can't seem to find any docs for what I'm 
> trying to do. 
> >  Does anyone have a similar set up for what I'm trying to 
> achieve, or do 
> > I just need to suck it up and install the log analyzers 
> locally on my 
> > web servers?  thanks again in advance.  seems like you guys 
> are always 
> > bailing me out whenever i've hit a wall...  :-)
> 
> Ryan:
> Analog won't work with non-local log files. 
> http://www.analog.cx/docs/logfile.html
> "All logfiles must be within your computer's file system (on 
> disk, or at 
> least mounted under Unix, or on a mapped drive under NT) -- 
> analog won't 
> use FTP or HTTP to fetch them from the internet."
> 
> Perhaps you could set up a cron job to scp or otherwise 
> transfer the files 
> nightly from the web server to the web log analyzer server, if you 
> wanted. 
> 
> The Sawmill web log analyzer claims to fetch remote files and analyze 
> them in the way you want, but I've had enough annoyances and hassles 
> dealing with Sawmill I'd have to actively dislike you before 
> suggesting 
> you use it. Since I don't wish you ill :), I'll recommend 
> don't bother 
> with Sawmill. 
> 
> best,
> badger at trilug
> 
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