Log File Analysis FTP Download
Having selected; Log File Analysis (FTP Download) brings you to the next screen, where you will have to complete a form, see below screenshot.
If your log files are not stored in the same location as to where Logaholic is installed, log files that have to be analyzed will have to be copied to the location where Logaholic is installed. For this particular situation, Logaholic is fitted with Ftp capabilities.
Restrictions to the Ftp capabilities of Logaholic:
Need to copy "multiple log files" on Logaholic version 2.7.6 or earlier:
Use a Ftp client supporting Automated Ftp/copying. Many Ftp clients are found on the Internet; free or under commercial license.
Scripting .bat files etc is an alternative option but beyond the scope of this manual.
Completing the form for: "Log File Analysis FTP Download", see screen-shot below.
FTP Server Name:
Enter the adress of the FTP Server where your log files are stored.
FTP User Name:
Enter your FTP login user name.
FTP Password:
Enter your FTP password.
FTP Log file location:
Enter the full FTP directory path, including the filename.
Example: /DOMAIN/logs/access_log.log
When you cannot find your log file(s) within the folders you can access with your FTP client, save yourself some time and frustration and contact your hosting provider to ask them for the location. In this knowledgebase article you will find some information on locating your log file and what to ask your system admin or hosting provider.
Skip IP numbers:
IP numbers you want to exclude from statistics.
Seperate multiple IP numbers by comma's i.e. 212.204.250.12, 212.204.250.13
\\
You may also use wildcards like * and regular expresssions.
This setting only affects new traffic.
Should you want to remove ip numbers that are already in the Logaholic database, you can do it directly from
Logaholic by clicking on the link, included in the explanation of the "Skip Ip" field.
Skip files:
This defines what requests are considered "Pages",
by defining what requests are NOT pages i.e. .gif, .jpg, .swf, .xml, any matching filename or filetype
listed here will not be included in any reports. You can also enter keywords in the list above (no dots).
Logaholic will skip any file or directory that has that word in it.
I.e. if you want to exclude the logaholic directory, just enter "logaholic/" in Skip files field.
Should you want to remove "files" that are already in the Logaholic database, you can do it directly from
Logaholic by clicking on the link, included in the explanation of the "Skip files" field.
Strip URL parameters: (Speeding up Logahlic).
This field allows you to remove certain parameters from the url's in your statistics.
For example, this url: /index.html?osCsid=1kmfg8pvmavr09hg4rj3brg9d6 contains a parameter (osCsid) that isn't
very useful to the stats. However, these kinds of strings can take up a huge amount of space in your database,
which makes updating and reportng slower. Remove any parameters you don't need here.
Just seperate them with a comma (i.e "osCsid,lala, lala2) and choose "Exclude".
You can also choose "Include", in that case it will ONLY add the parameters listed here,
and strip any other parameter!
(Only use Include if you want to optimize for lots of traffic and make sure you list all the parameters that matter)
Tip: Just have Logaholic Analyze data that is important to you: Stripping url's, Skipping Ip numbers and files, will help you compact Logahlics database and thus make it faster, certainly with bigger log files it is; both for your hardware and software load better to exclude this kind of useless overhead.
This setting only effects new traffic.
Do not forget to Save your configuration by clicking Save.
