Creating a report
When you log into Web Stats for the first time, you will be prompted to create a report using your log files. Select the "Create" radio button from the Web Stats main page. Click the "Apply" button to complete the operation without closing the Web Stats page or "OK" button to complete the operation and to exit Web Stats. Click the "Cancel" button to cancel the operation and exit Web Stats.
Creating a report using all log files available in log directory
Web Stats allows you to create a report that uses all available rotated and active server logs. Click the "Advanced' button from the Web Stats main page. The Web Stats advanced page will be displayed. Click the "General" tab and select the "Create new report using all log files available" radio button.
Every time you create a report using all log files, the old report will be saved by default, click the "Do Not Save Old Report" check box to overwrite the old report. By creating a report using all log files, all files in "stats" directory will be overwritten.
If the log files inside the "logs" directory are deleted or moved to another location, you will not be able to create a report using all log files. In this case, you must move the log files back to the "logs" directory before creating a report using all log files. The log files you upload or move to the "logs" directory should have the standard name format of activity log files.
The old report and associated files will be saved in a directory inside your public directory. The name format for this directory is a combination of the date and time you saved it with the word "stats" appended in front of it (i.e. stats_jan18_2001_18_07_41). You can download the contents of this directory using File Manager or a FTP client. You can use these old reports for further reference.
If the activity log file is larger than 50K, by default it will be rotated when you run the Web Stats. To avoid log rotation, click the "Disable Log Rotation" check box .
Click the "Apply" button to complete the operation or "OK" button to create the report and exit Web Stats. Click the "Cancel" button to cancel the operation and return to the Web Stats main page.
Updating the report
A report is not be updated automatically every time you run Web Stats. You must use the update function in order to have an up to date report. This option allows you to update your report using the access log file. To update the report, select the "Update Report" radio button from the Web Stats main page. Click the "Apply" button to complete the operation without closing the Web Stats page or "OK" button to complete the operation and to exit Web Stats. Click the "Cancel" button to cancel the operation and exit Web Stats. If you are performing an update from the advanced section of Web Stats, clicking the "Cancel" button will take you to the Web Stats main page.
Displaying the report
To display the report using the default report settings, select the "Display Report" button from the Web Stats main page. Click the "Apply" button to complete the operation or "OK" button to complete the operation and to exit Web Stats. The usage statistics for your domain will be displayed in a new browser window. Click the "Cancel" button to cancel the operation and exit Web Stats.
Excluding IP addresses and URLs
The "Web Stats" function allows you to exclude IP addresses and/or URLs from your report. To exclude a URL, click the "Advanced" button then click the "Report Settings" tab from the "Advanced" pane. Enter the IP address or URL you want to exclude from the report in the "Ignore site" textbox and click the "Add" button. The IP or URL will appear in the "Ignore site" list. After adding an IP or URL you should click the "Apply" or "OK" button in order to save the IP address or URL to be ignored for further "Web Stats" operations. Click the "Cancel" button to discard the IP or URL you added.
To remove an IP or URL from the "Ignore site" list, select the radio button next to the IP address or URL and click the "Delete" button. After clicking the "Delete" button, you need to click the "Apply" or "OK" button for the deletion to take effect. To cancel the deletion, click the "Cancel" button.