web.stats File

web.stats File how to open/read

[piskie]

I have a site hosted on some sort of unix server and apart from the "web.log" files and the "web.log.1.gz" file, there is also a "web.stats" file that I cannot read or open.

Can anyone please guide me to how to open or read this file.

[ukgimp]

With the .gz file you need to uncompress it.

Here is a resource
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Then onece you have the file that is inside the .gz in the open. Go to excel and open a new blankc file. Then Data>getexternal data. Selct all files and and then the one you want. It will give you the option to delimit the feilds inside. For me I leave the comma on and then put a space as well. Then finish. There you have it, you shouldbe able to go down the referers and page requests etc. Please not that every request sent to the servber will be loggoed so you may have a massive file.

Consider trying to set up Analog 5.24, it summarises the whole file and is good for a quick look.

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found this too
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Cheers

[piskie]

Thanks for that ukgimp.

I can handle the "web.log.1.gz" file OK with Weblog Expert, it is the "web.stats" file that I can't open.

I have tried ascii text editors and excell etc. but they don't handle it.

[ukgimp]

Sorry about that, I appear to be telling you how to do something you already know.

What happens when you open it in a text editor, how big is it?

[piskie]

In notepad it is a mixture of text and those little squares that means it can't read the format. As for size 125k.

[jm_uk]

I don't know what it is exactly but I'd hazard a guess that it might be the output file from a web stats application. Many of the cheap/free tools will output a flat format file that their application can read to show you reports.

If your site is hosted by an ISP take a look to see if you have access to their free/cheap web stats app.

If you host the site yourself, check to see whether anyone has run a web stats program against your log files.