AWStats is short for Advanced Web Statistics it’s an powerful open source tool that generates advanced websites statistics, graphically and provides you with detailed statistics regarding visitors to your web site. AWStats suitable for analyzing data from Internet services such as web, streaming media, mail and FTP servers that shows you the statistics including visits, unique visitors, pages, hits, rush hours, os, browsers, search engines, keywords, robots visits, broken links and more.
1. Install Awstats using yum command :
[root@centos63 ~]# yum --enablerepo=rpmforge install awstats -y
Examples :
[root@centos63 ~]# yum --enablerepo=rpmforge install awstats -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: ossm.utm.my * extras: ossm.utm.my * rpmforge: mirror.oscc.org.my * updates: ossm.utm.my Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package awstats.noarch 0:7.0-2.el6.rf will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(Geo::IP) for package: awstats-7.0-2.el6.rf.noarch --> Processing Dependency: perl(LWP::UserAgent) for package: awstats-7.0-2.el6.rf.noarch --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-Geo-IP.i686 0:1.38-1.el6.rf will be installed --> Processing Dependency: libGeoIP.so.1 for package: perl-Geo-IP-1.38-1.el6.rf.i686 ---> Package perl-Test-Mock-LWP.noarch 0:0.05-1.el6.rf will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(Test::MockObject) for package: perl-Test-Mock-LWP-0.05-1.el6.rf.noarch --> Running transaction check ---> Package geoip.i686 0:1.4.6-1.el6.rf will be installed ---> Package perl-Test-MockObject.noarch 0:1.09-3.1.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(UNIVERSAL::isa) for package: perl-Test-MockObject-1.09-3.1.el6.noarch --> Processing Dependency: perl(UNIVERSAL::can) for package: perl-Test-MockObject-1.09-3.1.el6.noarch --> Processing Dependency: perl(Test::Builder) for package: perl-Test-MockObject-1.09-3.1.el6.noarch --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-Test-Simple.i686 0:0.92-127.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl-devel for package: perl-Test-Simple-0.92-127.el6.i686 ---> Package perl-UNIVERSAL-can.noarch 0:1.15-1.el6 will be installed ---> Package perl-UNIVERSAL-isa.noarch 0:1.03-1.el6 will be installed --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-devel.i686 4:5.10.1-127.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(ExtUtils::ParseXS) for package: 4:perl-devel-5.10.1-127.el6.i686 --> Processing Dependency: perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker) for package: 4:perl-devel-5.10.1-127.el6.i686 --> Processing Dependency: perl(ExtUtils::Installed) for package: 4:perl-devel-5.10.1-127.el6.i686 --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker.i686 0:6.55-127.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(Test::Harness) for package: perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.55-127.el6.i686 ---> Package perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS.i686 1:2.2003.0-127.el6 will be installed --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-Test-Harness.i686 0:3.17-127.el6 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ==================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ==================================================================================================== Installing: awstats noarch 7.0-2.el6.rf rpmforge 1.1 M Installing for dependencies: geoip i686 1.4.6-1.el6.rf rpmforge 830 k perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker i686 6.55-127.el6 base 291 k perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS i686 1:2.2003.0-127.el6 base 43 k perl-Geo-IP i686 1.38-1.el6.rf rpmforge 109 k perl-Test-Harness i686 3.17-127.el6 base 229 k perl-Test-Mock-LWP noarch 0.05-1.el6.rf rpmforge 18 k perl-Test-MockObject noarch 1.09-3.1.el6 base 31 k perl-Test-Simple i686 0.92-127.el6 base 110 k perl-UNIVERSAL-can noarch 1.15-1.el6 base 12 k perl-UNIVERSAL-isa noarch 1.03-1.el6 base 11 k perl-devel i686 4:5.10.1-127.el6 base 421 k Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================== Install 12 Package(s) Total download size: 3.2 M Installed size: 8.6 M Downloading Packages: Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata Processing delta metadata Package(s) data still to download: 3.2 M (1/12): awstats-7.0-2.el6.rf.noarch.rpm | 1.1 MB 00:47 (2/12): geoip-1.4.6-1.el6.rf.i686.rpm | 830 kB 00:34 http://ossm.utm.my/centos/6.3/os/i386/Packages/perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.55-127.el6.i686.rpm: [Errno 12] Timeout on http://ossm.utm.my/centos/6.3/os/i386/Packages/perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.55-127.el6.i686.rpm: (28, 'Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transfered the last 30 seconds') Trying other mirror. (3/12): perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.55-127.el6.i686.rpm | 291 kB 00:05 (4/12): perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS-2.2003.0-127.el6.i686.rpm | 43 kB 00:00 (5/12): perl-Geo-IP-1.38-1.el6.rf.i686.rpm | 109 kB 00:02 (6/12): perl-Test-Harness-3.17-127.el6.i686.rpm | 229 kB 00:04 (7/12): perl-Test-Mock-LWP-0.05-1.el6.rf.noarch.rpm | 18 kB 00:00 (8/12): perl-Test-MockObject-1.09-3.1.el6.noarch.rpm | 31 kB 00:00 (9/12): perl-Test-Simple-0.92-127.el6.i686.rpm | 110 kB 00:02 (10/12): perl-UNIVERSAL-can-1.15-1.el6.noarch.rpm | 12 kB 00:00 (11/12): perl-UNIVERSAL-isa-1.03-1.el6.noarch.rpm | 11 kB 00:00 (12/12): perl-devel-5.10.1-127.el6.i686.rpm | 421 kB 00:11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20 kB/s | 3.2 MB 02:40 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.55-127.el6.i686 1/12 Installing : perl-Test-Harness-3.17-127.el6.i686 2/12 Installing : 1:perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS-2.2003.0-127.el6.i686 3/12 Installing : 4:perl-devel-5.10.1-127.el6.i686 4/12 Installing : perl-Test-Simple-0.92-127.el6.i686 5/12 Installing : perl-UNIVERSAL-isa-1.03-1.el6.noarch 6/12 Installing : perl-UNIVERSAL-can-1.15-1.el6.noarch 7/12 Installing : perl-Test-MockObject-1.09-3.1.el6.noarch 8/12 Installing : perl-Test-Mock-LWP-0.05-1.el6.rf.noarch 9/12 Installing : geoip-1.4.6-1.el6.rf.i686 10/12 Installing : perl-Geo-IP-1.38-1.el6.rf.i686 11/12 Installing : awstats-7.0-2.el6.rf.noarch 12/12 Verifying : perl-UNIVERSAL-can-1.15-1.el6.noarch 1/12 Verifying : awstats-7.0-2.el6.rf.noarch 2/12 Verifying : perl-Geo-IP-1.38-1.el6.rf.i686 3/12 Verifying : 4:perl-devel-5.10.1-127.el6.i686 4/12 Verifying : perl-UNIVERSAL-isa-1.03-1.el6.noarch 5/12 Verifying : perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.55-127.el6.i686 6/12 Verifying : perl-Test-Simple-0.92-127.el6.i686 7/12 Verifying : perl-Test-MockObject-1.09-3.1.el6.noarch 8/12 Verifying : geoip-1.4.6-1.el6.rf.i686 9/12 Verifying : perl-Test-Harness-3.17-127.el6.i686 10/12 Verifying : perl-Test-Mock-LWP-0.05-1.el6.rf.noarch 11/12 Verifying : 1:perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS-2.2003.0-127.el6.i686 12/12 Installed: awstats.noarch 0:7.0-2.el6.rf Dependency Installed: geoip.i686 0:1.4.6-1.el6.rf perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker.i686 0:6.55-127.el6 perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS.i686 1:2.2003.0-127.el6 perl-Geo-IP.i686 0:1.38-1.el6.rf perl-Test-Harness.i686 0:3.17-127.el6 perl-Test-Mock-LWP.noarch 0:0.05-1.el6.rf perl-Test-MockObject.noarch 0:1.09-3.1.el6 perl-Test-Simple.i686 0:0.92-127.el6 perl-UNIVERSAL-can.noarch 0:1.15-1.el6 perl-UNIVERSAL-isa.noarch 0:1.03-1.el6 perl-devel.i686 4:5.10.1-127.el6 Complete!
2. Assumed that the fqdn for the domain is centos63.ehowstuff.local. Copy the file from the awstats.model.conf:
[root@centos63 ~]# cp /etc/awstats/awstats.model.conf /etc/awstats/awstats.centos63.ehowstuff.local.conf
3. Change the awstats configuration file for domain centos63.ehowstuff.local :
[root@centos63 ~]# vi /etc/awstats/awstats.centos63.ehowstuff.local.conf
Modify at line 122 for log format :
.. .. LogFormat=1 .. ..
Modify at line 153, set your hostname :
.. .. SiteDomain="centos63.ehowstuff.local" .. ..
Modify at line 168, set the IP address to exclude from capturing :
.. .. HostAliases="localhost 127.0.0.1 REGEX[centos63\.ehowstuff\.local$] REGEX[^192\.168\.1\.]" .. ..
4. Modify awstat main configuration file, awstats.conf :
[root@centos63 ~]# vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/awstats.conf
Add Alias “Alias /report /var/www/awstats/” and “Allow 192.168.1.0/24” to access awstats :
Alias /awstats/icon/ /var/www/awstats/icon/
Alias /report /var/www/awstats/
ScriptAlias /awstats/ /var/www/awstats/
<Directory /var/www/awstats/>
DirectoryIndex awstats.pl
Options ExecCGI
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.0/24
</Directory>
#Alias /css/ /var/www/awstats/css/
#Alias /js/ /var/www/awstats/js/
5. Restart httpd :
[root@centos63 ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart Stopping httpd: [ OK ] Starting httpd: [ OK ]
6. Manually generate report :
[root@centos63 ~]# /var/www/awstats/awstats.pl -config=centos63.ehowstuff.local -update
Create/Update database for config "/etc/awstats/awstats.centos63.ehowstuff.local.conf" by AWStats version 7.0 (build 1.971) From data in log file "/var/log/httpd/access_log"... Phase 1 : First bypass old records, searching new record... Searching new records from beginning of log file... Phase 2 : Now process new records (Flush history on disk after 20000 hosts)... Jumped lines in file: 0 Parsed lines in file: 13 Found 0 dropped records, Found 0 comments, Found 0 blank records, Found 0 corrupted records, Found 0 old records, Found 13 new qualified records.
7. Generate HTML from reports :
[root@centos63 ~]# /var/www/awstats/awstats.pl -config=centos63.ehowstuff.local -output -staticlink > /var/www/awstats/index.html
8. Change cron setting :
[root@centos63 ~]# vi /etc/cron.hourly/00awstats
Make it comment
#exec /usr/bin/awstats_updateall.pl now -configdir="/etc/awstats" -awstatsprog="/var/www/awstats/awstats.pl" > /dev/null
Add the following lines :
.. .. /var/www/awstats/awstats.pl -config=centos63.ehowstuff.local -update > /dev/null /var/www/awstats/awstats.pl -config=centos63.ehowstuff.local -output -staticlink > /var/www/awstats/index.html .. ..
Examples :
#!/bin/bash if [ -f /var/log/httpd/access_log ] ; then # exec /usr/bin/awstats_updateall.pl now -confdir="/etc" -awstatsprog="/var/www/awstats/awstats.pl" >/dev/null /var/www/awstats/awstats.pl -config=centos63.ehowstuff.local -update > /dev/null /var/www/awstats/awstats.pl -config=centos63.ehowstuff.local -output -staticlink > /var/www/awstats/index.html fi exit 0
9. Monitor the awstats from the following URL :
http://server_IP_Address/report/index.html
The URL will produce something like this :
