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==Webalizer==
 
==Webalizer==
Webalizer is a simple log analysis tool to help you understand your web stats. If you just want the basic numbers, Webalizer may be for you. The stats reported are:
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Webalizer is a simple log analysis tool to help you understand your web stats. If you just want the basic numbers, Webalizer may be for you.
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[https://webalizer.net/sample/index.html See this demo page to help you decide if Webalizer meets your needs].
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[https://webalizer.net/ See Webalizer's official documentation] for more info.
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===Viewing your website's hits===
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You can view the hits for a particular domain by browsing to www.yourdomain.co.za'''/plesk-stat/webstat''' where '''yourdomain.co.za''' should be replaced with your own domain name. You will need to log in with your <span title="Log in to my.imaginet.co.az then click Domains &amp; Hosting &gt; your domain &gt; Controls &gt; Datasheet">FTP credentials<sup>?</sup></span>.
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===Interpreting Webalizer reports===
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[https://webalizer.net/webalizer_help.html See Webalizer Quick Help for info about the terms used in reports.]
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The stats reported by Webalizer are:
 
* Daily averages:
 
* Daily averages:
 
** Hits
 
** Hits
** Files  
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** Files
 
** Pages
 
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** Visits
 
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** Pages
 
** Pages
 
** Files
 
** Files
**Hits  
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**Hits
[https://webalizer.net/sample/index.html See this demo page to help you decide if Webalizer meets your needs]
 
[https://webalizer.net/ Webalizer official documentation]
 
 
 
[https://webalizer.net/webalizer_help.html Webalizer Quick Help]
 
 
 
===Viewing your website's hits===
 
 
 
You can view the hits for a particular domain by browsing to www.yourdomain.co.za'''/plesk-stat/webstat''' where '''yourdomain.co.za''' should be replaced with your own domain name. You will need to log in with your <span title="Log in to my.imaginet.co.az then click Domains &amp; Hosting &gt; your domain &gt; Controls &gt; Datasheet">FTP credentials<sup>?</sup></span>.
 
 
 
===Interpreting Webalizer reports===
 

Revision as of 12:38, 14 February 2023

Plesk settings
Activate stats

Activate detailed logging

If you need detailed stats about visitors to your sites, you can activate detailed logging feature in Plesk.

Log in to Plesk?, and click the settings button (see screenshot to the right).

Scroll to the end of the page and locate Web statistics (Protect access to your web statistics with your FTP username and password).

Select the logging system you would like to use. Your options are:

AWStats

See this demo of AWStats output to help you decide is AWStats meets your needs. AWStats official documentation

Viewing your website's hits

You can view the hits for a particular domain by browsing to www.yourdomain.co.za/plesk-stat/webstat where yourdomain.co.za should be replaced with your own domain name. You will need to log in with your FTP credentials?.

Interpreting AWStats reports

See the AWStats Glossary for explanations of the terms used in reports.

Webalizer

Webalizer is a simple log analysis tool to help you understand your web stats. If you just want the basic numbers, Webalizer may be for you.

See this demo page to help you decide if Webalizer meets your needs.

See Webalizer's official documentation for more info.

Viewing your website's hits

You can view the hits for a particular domain by browsing to www.yourdomain.co.za/plesk-stat/webstat where yourdomain.co.za should be replaced with your own domain name. You will need to log in with your FTP credentials?.

Interpreting Webalizer reports

See Webalizer Quick Help for info about the terms used in reports.

The stats reported by Webalizer are:

  • Daily averages:
    • Hits
    • Files
    • Pages
    • Visits
  • Monthly totals:
    • Sites
    • KBytes
    • Visits
    • Pages
    • Files
    • Hits