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--- blog:configure_awstats_on_debian_webserver [2010-06-29 15:39] – created brb
+++ blog:configure_awstats_on_debian_webserver [2010-10-24 10:29] (current) – brb
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 AWStats on Debian
-    * Install AWStats
+Install AWStats
+  aptitude update
+  aptitude awstats
-aptitude update
+Configure the apache2 for awstats
-aptitude awstats
-    * Configure the apache2 for awstats
+Copy configuration file for apache2.
-    * Copy configuration file for apache2.
+  cp /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/awstats
-cp /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/awstats
+Then edit /etc/awstats/awstats.conf file and make sure the file contains (double check the apache2 word)
-    *
+  LogFile="/var/log/apache2/access.log"
+  SiteDomain="mysite.org"
+  LogFormat=1
-      Then edit /etc/awstats/awstats.conf file and make sure the file contains (double check the apache2 word)
+Now change a permission on apache log file
+  chmod o+r /var/log/apache2/access.log
-LogFile="/var/log/apache2/access.log"
+Make it a default that access.log has these permissions.
-SiteDomain="mysite.org"
-LogFormat=1
-    * Now change a permission on apache log file
+Locate the awstats_updateall.pl script (it is in /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples on debian) and make a symlink to /usr/local/bin for it.
-chmod o+r /var/log/apache2/access.log
+Edit the /etc/logrotate.d/apache2 and make sure it has these lines
+  create 644 root adm
-    * Make it a default that access.log has these permissions.
+  prerotate
-    *
+        nice /usr/local/bin/awstats_updateall.pl -awstatsprog=/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl now
-      Edit the /etc/logrotate.d/apache2 and make sure it has these lines
- create 644 root adm
-    * And
-prerotate
-    /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=awstats.www.mysite.org.conf  -update
   endscript
-    * Final file should look similar to :
+Final file should look similar to :
+<code>
 /var/log/apache2/*.log {
         weekly
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         sharedscripts
         prerotate
-            /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=awstats.conf -update        endscript
+           nice /usr/local/bin/awstats_updateall.pl -awstatsprog=/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
         postrotate
                 if [ -f /var/run/apache2.pid ]; then
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         endscript
 }
+</code>
-    * Reload apache
+Add the update command to cron.hourly:
+  nice /usr/local/bin/awstats_updateall.pl -awstatsprog=/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
-/etc/init.d/apache2 reload
-    * And visit:
-http://localhost/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=awstat.conf or http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=awstat.conf [Optional]
+Reload apache
+  /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
-    *
+And visit:
+  http://localhost/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=awstat.conf or http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=awstat.conf [Optional]
-      To make it easier to remember the address you can edit /etc/apache2/conf.d/awstats and add this line.
+To make it easier to remember the address you can edit /etc/apache2/conf.d/awstats and add this line.
+  RedirectMatch ^/logs /cgi-bin/awstats.pl
-RedirectMatch ^/logs /cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=awstat.conf
+Now you can access the awstats statistics by going to
+  http://www.mysite.com/logs
-    * Now you can access the awstats statistics by going to
+If you have a lot of old compressed logfiles that you would to include, set the logfile path to:
+  LogFile="zcat /var/log/apache2/servername.tld-access.log.*.gz |"
-http://www.mysite.com/logs
+And update the database. This will incorporate all old log entries. Don't forget to switch back to the last logfile!
-    * Done.
+Ref: http://wiki.debian.org/Manual-Howto
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