Re: [cobalt-users] Webalizer and large logs

["Andy Ross" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff :
> Logrotate first splits logs, then passes control to the logrotate
> configuration on a per-site basis.  The logrotate configuration zips up
> the logs depending on how big they get.
>
> That happens BEFORE webalizer runs.  And it appears as if webalizer is
> NOT set up to read zipped files.

I ran into the same problem (a couple of sites recording over a million hits
per month). Luckily this problem was addressed on this list early last year,
the solution recommended worked a treat for me, and it means no modification
of webalizer :-

http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-February/064729.html

Hope it helps.

Andy.