Re: [cobalt-users] Analog where users can see it?

[James Riordon <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:12 PM -0400 6/13/01, Carrie Bartkowiak wrote:

> A client recently asked me to install Analog, a logfile statistics
> program:
> http://www.analog.cx/docs/Readme.html


Hi Carrie,

This is a question that I have posted to the list a couple of times 
and got no response, so I made my own script to make the logs for the 
sites. My file is not as sophisticated as Jim's but it works. I 
basically went to the analog home page and downloaded a few of the 
more interesting looking third party scripts that are up there for 
free.

If you have a few minutes you might find something interesting. I 
think there is even one there to automatically create the logs for 
virtual sites which can easily be adapted to the RaQ4.


> if this is already on the server, WHY are we all forced to
> use Webalizer or some other statistics program to read our logs?!?

Again, I have been frustrated with all the talk of Webalizer when we 
have what I consider one of the best stats programs right on the 
server. I gave all my clients a choice of stats programs, webalizer 
and analog. Every user we have that uses these *custom* stats chose 
the analog over the webalizer. Main comment, it is much much much 
more intuitive and actually has useful information that is accurate.

As soon as I am happy with my script I will post it to the list for 
all those that might like it. I am now working on getting it to 
intelligently *know* what virtual sites are on the server and create 
the stats that way. No configuration that way when a new site is 
added and less headaches for me.

If anyone else is working on some custom scripts, I know I would love 
to see them and perhaps combine our thoughts and powers to make a 
truly *powerful* script to harness analog, and that can be freely 
distributed.

My two cents.

Oh, I would also like to thank all those people who contributed 
various thoughts to the list over the last few months on migrating a 
pile of sites to a new server. We just moved 70 sites from one colo 
to a new one with relative ease and only one customer complaint, due 
to my over tiredness and a stupid mistake. Thanks again.

James Riordon
Amigo-3.com
SysAdmin
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James Riordon
SysAdmin
http://www.amigo-3.com