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I guess it should be obvious that I'm new to this
I'm a graphic designer who originally thought he could just 'flash' the web, kinda came back on that opinion after some research... :)!
and it seems the more I research, the more I find and the more answers AND questions I get...
but this one is a simple question (so simple everybody knows it and i can't find it...)
How can you see a crawler has visited your page? I've read several posts in here talking about logs and showing lines of code...
I figured a service like webstat or similar can provide me with this, but hey, I'm still wandering what 'raw acces files' are, so...
thnx for any help, already had my eyes opened the few hours I spent here ;)
originally thought he could just 'flash' the web, kinda came back on that opinion after some research
That's a very good start ;). And welcome to WebmasterWorld.
How can you see a crawler has visited your page?
Most web statistics packages will have a subsection (e.g. WebTrends) called spiders or similar, where you will find that information.
what 'raw acces files' are
Basically, the web server your files are logs every request made to it by a browser. Say you have a html page including 2 images, the web server will registrate 3 requests. These are logged into a text file, often placed on your web server in a folder called logs (or similar). The exact information you will find there depends on what system/web server you are using.
