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I'm interested in finding what types of log file analyizers you all use.
Reason is, I've been using an older version of WebTrends Enterprise, and I have my doubts as to whether or not it's actually interpreting my log files correctly. I've actually been scouring my log files manually, and have found that a lot of information is being missed and or being recognized as something different.
Any ideas?
-meannate
what a refreshing program: complete control over filtering, and how "raw" your data is displayed. I now have a way to create a concise report on one page, with only the specific information i'm interested in. And the damn thing takes like 1 second to run!
god bless analog.
-meannate
Curious about how most get their log files though. Is downloading them each day what everyone does? Will analog save the prior days info, so that I can delete them (at the virtual server) after each download? I can just see the access_log file getting very large by the end of the week.
OT: This has also been a much needed exposure to DOS. I came along about the time of Win98 and never needed to do much more than push a button.
One thing I would say though is that you probably don't want to dump the original log files straight away. If there is a strange vistor, bot, IP address or whatever, you want to chase up, being able to go back to the original log file is a must.
One thing I would really like to do is hide my own domain in the site referrers. Since my site is over a hundred pages, all cross linked, almost all the referrers are my own pages. That's important information for some considerations, but I want to see more of the remote referrers. Is there a way to hide my own URL?
this is actually quite easy, and involves editing the analog.cfg file. Try adding the following:
REFERRER ON
REFARGSFLOOR 2r
REFREPEXCLUDE [*yourdomain.com...]
this will exclude any local referrers.
There is also a way to filter out your own IP address from the hits. Try this:
HOSTEXCLUDE 66.12.232.*
the star is a wildcard, which will check against all values. which is neccessary if you have many people on your design team checking stuff out.
Also i found a great FAQ on their site, which answers most questions I had initially.
[analog.cx...]
It does simultaneous look ups making resolving much faster than the Analog standard. Full clear and simple instructions are given.
We dont use it any more becuase we moved to a server that provides analog already set up on their server, but for 3 or 4 years we did it by donwloading raw logs and running on my laptop very successfully.
Im noticing more hosts are providing analog reports for their statistical reports. Its a great trend.
