[TriLUG] Awstats for Dummies?

[matt1027]

On the subject of Awstats, could someone explain the fundamental 
concept?  Is this a program that I install on my machine at home or 
is this something that I upload to my account at the ISP?  Then how 
do I access the stats?

A long time back I started out on the project of getting Awstats, 
went to Sourceforge and started reading, trying to figure out what to 
do.  There was a lot of complicated info but no basic explanation of 
the fundamental concept and where I was supposed to be installing it. 
(Maybe there is a better explanation there now.)  I think I then 
hunted around the web and didn't find anything else too user friendly.

So, being short on time I opted for using the free Statcounter site, 
which is pretty good but only saves and displays the last one hundred 
hits to a site unless you sign up for a paid subscription.

Is there an Awstats for Dummies site?  Or Awstats for smart people 
who are already trying to do way more than they should be doing and 
don't have time for cool computer projects unless someone has spelled 
it out in a-b-c steps?

Thanks,

Matt