logging hits stats for Manila site visitors

[Ryan Hale]

Hi Bob -

I have just begun to get into this myself and it seems that the best way is 
to set up a stats analysis program (some have mentioned that they use 
Analog - I am trying AWStats) that reads the common log format 
(http://frontier.userland.com/httpLogging).  The problem I have run up 
against is that in my logs, I always get two dashes that the analysis 
program can't read.

Can someone enlighten me as to the exact order of the log format string in 
these common log files?  In AWStats, I have to tell it what it is reading 
and I'm not sure what is being left out by the logs showing dashes.

Thanks in advance,

Ryan
---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Bob Raiselis" <bob.raiselis at VALLEY.NET>
To: Frontier-Users at userland.com
Sent: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 09:06:00 -0400
Subject: logging hits stats for Manila site visitors

> I need to enable some sort of comprehensive stats package for a 
> Manila site (moved an existing site over to Manila and they are used 
> to seeing lots of stats on visitors). Most visited pages, search 
> terms, referring pages, the whole business. Needs to be user friendly.
> 
> I've never seen any good description of how to get this running. Yes,
>  I can turn on logging, but what then? I need some kind of clear 
> step by step of what I need and how to set it up.
> 
> Or does it make more sense to use one of the low-cost external services
> (the ones that plop a little image on each page and then track that)?
> 
> thanks.
> 
> Bob
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