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. Click the "Update Report" button on the Web Stats application. This button is available in both the Basic and Advanced modes. To close the application, click the "X" button at the top-right corner of the Web Stats application window.
To switch between the Basic and Advanced modes at any time, Click the
"User mode" drop-down menu and select "Advanced".
Updating the report
Your report can be automatically updated daily, weekly, or monthly. The report is automatically updated monthly unless you select another update frequency in the "Advanced" settings.
If you want to immediately update your
report, click the “Update Report” button in the Web Stats application.
This button is available in both the Basic and Advanced user modes.
Displaying the report
To display the report using the default
report settings, select the "Display Report" button. The usage
statistics for your domain will be displayed in a new browser window.
Creating a report using all log files available in log directory (Advanced mode)
Web Stats allows you to create a report that uses all available rotated and active server logs. In Advanced mode, underneath the "Create New Report" button, make sure that the box labeled "using all available logs" has been checked.
Every time you create a report using all log files, the old report will be saved by default. click the "Overwrite old report" check box to overwrite the old report. By creating a report using all log files, all files in the "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 .
Excluding IP addresses and URLs (Advanced mode)
The "Web Stats" function allows you to exclude IP addresses and/or URLs from your report. To exclude a URL, first make sure you are in Advanced mode. Enter the IP address or URL you want to exclude from the report in the "Ignored sites" textbox. After adding any IP addresses or URLs you wish to ignore, you should click either the "Update Report" or "Create New Report" button in order to save the information you have entered.
To remove an IP or URL from the "Ignore site" list, select or highlight the address in the textbox and delete it. Afterwards, you need to click the "Update Report" or "Create New Report" button for the deletion to take effect. To cancel the deletion, either exit the application, or switch back to Basic mode.