webalizer, how do I even open it.

[debbieN]

Due to my lack of any computer training I have paid to have a company install webalizer on my two servers hosted by rackshack.net.

I have looked a webalizer's site but can not figure out how to even use this damn thing. Another Sunday wasted learning nothing except someone is still hotlinking to many of my tgp images.

Help, I am an idiot I need very simplified instructions.

[detoxed]

you click on the links, what are you talking about

[AdultNex]

Are you having trouble accessing Webalizer?

[debbieN]

what links? If you know of the URL please send it.

[detoxed]

do you know of a URL? do you know what webalizer is?

[kenny]

I use it on servers. I have to log into shell ounce a day and type:

root# cd /usr/local/apache/bin
root# runstats
root# killall httpd
root# type httpd
root# ./apachectl start


Then I see the updated stats at http://MY.SERVER.IP/htdocs/webalizer/DOMAIN_NAME

I probably have it set up half ass though

[kenny]

I have used much better stat programs. Webalizer tells me bandwidth total, refer URLs, search terms. Thats all I really care about anyway. I would like to see more detailed SE info

[detoxed]

kenny, crontab might make your job a little easier

[kenny]

Originally posted by detoxed
kenny, crontab might make your job a little easier

I can never get my crontab to work. Been meaning to tell my admin for ever, just always slips my mind. But your absolutely right a crontab script will update it everyday automaticly

[thefreakybeaver]

My guess would be to ask the installer what the url is you have to login to to view webalizer? When I used it, it was already installed on a virtual host and there was a link to it in my control panel so the above is just a guess.

[Big Monkie]

Originally posted by debbieN

Help, I am an idiot I need very simplified instructions.

You dont know what youre doing but youre hosting at rackshack? Yes you are an idiot.

[rossiya2]

Hi Debbie

A checklist:
1) Webalizer has webalizer conf files that must be set up properly. You need one for each host [website] you have. Be sure that the company made those correctly and where they are on your computer [the file path]

2) Webalizer must run periodically. The program that runs webalizer is called cron. There is a configuration file, usually the same name as the user your webservers uses to run, called the crontab. The crontab must be set correctly to run webalizer. Also the paths should be set in the crontab file so that webalizer can find libraries and programs, and full file paths should be used for the same reason. For example webalizer should be called as /usr/local/bin/webalizer not simply webalizer. Cron runs a simple environment and programs that run in your command line [your shell] may not work in cron unless it is configured correctly.
3) Running correctly webalizer will make its' files in a directory as it was configured to do. The installer should tell you this directory. This directory will be in your web server path for example /webalizer . Webalizer makes an index.html file which should work when you type http://www.yourdomain.com/webalizer/ If not you may need to use the full file path e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com/webalizer/index.html as your web server may use index.htm, wheel.html etc. as the default index file.
4) Get another installer I am doing their work!

[Wilbo]

If you're hosted at RackShack you probably have Enism. If the guy installed it on your Enism server using their HOWTO then you can probably access Webalizer by going to http://www.yourdomain.com/usage/