[TriLUG] Re: [lug] web log analyzer

[Jon Carnes]

I've got to agree with the man from Germany helping out the man from
Colorado.  Use rsync just before running the analyzer.  The net result
will be as if the logs were local.

Ryan must be very tired.  Take care - Jon (in North Carolina)

On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 08:05, rm at fabula.de wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 10:36:34PM -0600, ryan wrote:
> > hello,
> > 
> > I'm looking into setting up a web log analyzer for our web site that is 
> > located off site in a hosting facility.  What I was hoping to accomplish 
> > was to set up a linux box that would monitor the logs remotely on site 
> > (of the IIS web server at the hosting facility).  
> 
> Hmm, how exactly do you plan to "monitor" the logs? And how "up-to-date"
> does the info have to be? One possible way would be to have a cronjob
> that uses 'rsync' to copy the log files to your local box (since logfiles
> change only at the end this would be a rather bandwitdh savy way of
> syncing). But beware: if you use logrotation on the remote server you need
> a bit more logic!
> 
> hth Ralf Mattes
> 
> > I've looked into both 
> > awstats and analog, and the installs for both pieces of software seem 
> > quite straightforward when installing on the same machine where the logs 
> > are located, but can't seem to find any docs for what I'm trying to do. 
> > Does anyone have a similar set up for what I'm trying to achieve, or do 
> > I just need to suck it up and install the log analyzers locally on my 
> > web servers?  thanks again in advance.  seems like you guys are always 
> > bailing me out whenever i've hit a wall...  :-)
> > 
> > v/r
> > -ryan
> > 
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