RE: [cobalt-users] Raq2 Web Stats

["Douglas MacDougall" <mac@xxxxxxxxx>]

No need to install another analog. Just create a separate config file and
use that instead. If you want to use other features or output programs, just
set your cron job up to run what you want..

I have written a program which dumbs the logfile into a mysql database, then
compiles the results down to hourly count and various other hit data like
browser/referer/ip etc... it uses very little space since the data is shrunk
down by linking single text lines to integer keys which are then used
throughout etc.. I have built my own user interface which uses a simple php3
script to query the db and each user has the ability to get the exact stats
they want.. currently, it is only in Japanese, but when I get some time,,
maybe late Jan. or Feb, I may release an English version..

anyway.. back to analog, yes you can use the same analog program which is
installed on your standard raq and simply create a config file and use that
instead .. no need to copy over the cobalt version either..

I posted general instructions about two months ago. I have added the message
on the end. Hope it helps.

Douglas MacDougall
CTO - GNA Co. Ltd.
Japan.



>>In any event, as a few others have mentioned on this list, analog is the
key program you will want to use if you plan to do
>>anything customized with your log data (otherwise just use on of the
myriad of log analyzers available on the web)
>>Here's a link to the analog Readme file ..
>>http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~sret1/analog/docs/Readme.html

>I have already looked on this, but I don't understand any instructions
there.

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get a copy of the default analog.cfg file, either by copying, downloading,
unzipping or whatever.. (don't overwrite the one Cobalt uses unless you
don't use the control panel web reports.)

create a copy of the config file:

youranalog.cfg
---

Set the following:
OUTFILE     youroutputfile
LOGFILE        yourlogfile [ yourlog2, yourlog3 ]

---

analog will produce its report from whatever is in the logfile(s)... so if
your logfile is only a one day log, then your report will only have data for
one day..
if your logfile covers 3 months of access, it will report for all 3 months
(I believe.. never let it go that far)..

Anyway, what this means is that if you want the BYTES TRANSFERED for a
period of ONE MONTH.. then you need to send analog the logs which cover that
entire month period. Otherwise, its up to you to do the math.

Unfortunately, the raq compresses the logs when they reach a certain size..
it has no concern with dates.. if you have small log files, one log file
will have more than 1 months access.. if you have larger log files, you will
have several log files for a one month period and all but the most recent
will be compressed.

Unless you know how to configure your system to run analog at one month
intervals AND to setup your logrotate so that it compresses files monthly,
rather than at a specified file size (I believe its 30MB) then you will have
do this manually..

Sorry, but that's the way its setup..

The only other way to do it is to just run analog with whatever logfile you
happen to have and then take the period covered (say 5 weeks or 2 weeks) and
then mathematically guestimate the monthly transfer. One word of caution..
analog will take some time to run, and apache will be trying to log to your
logfile.. so make a copy.

As far as HOW to find the info.. it's in the output..

This is straight from the Readme file:

General Summary

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(Figures in parentheses refer to the 7 days to 24-Sep-1998 13:48).
Successful requests: 79,646 (48,947)
Average successful requests per day: 17,036 (6,992)
Successful requests for pages: 31,138 (18,689)
Average successful requests for pages per day: 6,660 (2,669)
Failed requests: 9,008 (6,378)
Redirected requests: 344 (235)
Distinct files requested: 8,180 (2,884)
Distinct hosts served: 6,640 (4,991)
Corrupt logfile lines: 2
Data transferred: 976,921 kbytes (627,067 kbytes)
Average data transferred per day: 208,967 kbytes (89,581 kbytes)
--------------------
The last 2 lines in the general summary have your data transfer info..

Good luck,
Douglas.