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Which web logfile analyzer?

I wanted some log-file analysis doing, so I looked at AWStats, Analog, Analyzer, and a couple of others. The short answer for me was AWStats. I've typed up my notes on web log analysis.

The analysers that I compared:

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Posted by Joe Walker on 27 April 2005 21:01:24 BST #


Re: Which web logfile analyzer?

Comment from Angsuman Chakraborty on 29 April 2005 04:10:11 BST #
All I can say is that I don't like Webalizer. I have switched to something basic Wusage for aggregate tracking.

Re: Which web logfile analyzer?

Comment from Bram Smeets on 02 May 2005 22:33:24 BST #
I've been using Webalizer and AWStats and I prefer the latter.
It really suites all my needs, while many optional plugins and more advanced features remain untouched.
Go with AWStats... ;-)

Re: Which web logfile analyzer?

Comment from Joe Walker on 03 May 2005 23:14:08 BST #
I went with AWStats in the end, thanks.

Re: Which web logfile analyzer?

Comment from Anonymous on 12 May 2005 22:33:36 BST #
FYI: Warning, a security hole exists in old AWStats versions (from 5.0 to 6.3) when AWStats is used as a CGI: A remote user can execute arbitrary commands on your server using permissions of your web server user (in most cases user "nobody" or "wwwroot"). If you use AWStats with a recent version or if AWStats is not available as a CGI, you are safe. If not, it is highly recommanded to upgrade to 6.4 version, or higher, that fix all known security holes.