What do you use for analyzing server logs? - GoFuckYourself.com

johnny_d · 10-25-2014, 11:22 PM

I have AwStats in my cPanel account, but maybe there is something better?

Marshal · 10-27-2014, 11:20 PM

check out Piwik. it's been a very useful tool for a long while.

SpotOnTechSupport · 10-27-2014, 11:46 PM

Webalyzer is good as well. What logs are you wanting to view? Site stats, server errors/access etc?

johnny_d · 10-28-2014, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SpotOnTechSupport

Webalyzer is good as well. What logs are you wanting to view? Site stats, server errors/access etc?

Probably website stats only. It is needed for assessing the quality of bought skimmed traffic.

SpotOnTechSupport · 10-28-2014, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny_d

Probably website stats only. It is needed for assessing the quality of bought skimmed traffic.

Yeah, Webalyzer, AWstats and Piwik are the best if it's on-server logs you want to analyze. If Piwik isn't installed as a one-click installer in cPanel, see if your host is willing to add it to the packages. If not, you'll have to use Webalyzer or AWstats.

Barry-xlovecam · 10-29-2014, 04:51 AM

Use tracking with the Piwik API or query the Piwik MySql tables directly for the "breadcrumbs" of the skimmed traffic's actions.

I think you can install Piwik directly to a sub domain as a user on a server -- I wasn't root when I did the install -- I used in SSH with wget but you could do it the hard way in FTP also.

Piwik is simple PHP and JavaScript on your web pages (in the footer is recommended).

Fast start to the database for Piwik

piwik.schema.sql -- Database layout

Piwikfilter4.txt -- Sample JOIN query

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Barry-xlovecam It's 42 Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Global Posts: 18,083	Use tracking with the Piwik API or query the Piwik MySql tables directly for the "breadcrumbs" of the skimmed traffic's actions. I think you can install Piwik directly to a sub domain as a user on a server -- I wasn't root when I did the install -- I used in SSH with wget but you could do it the hard way in FTP also. Piwik is simple PHP and JavaScript on your web pages (in the footer is recommended). Fast start to the database for Piwik piwik.schema.sql -- Database layout Piwikfilter4.txt -- Sample JOIN query