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Adding A Stats Page To Your Mirror In 6.5 Easy Steps:


1. Get Webalizer:

             http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/

   The Webalizer is a web server log analysis program. It is designed to 
   scan web server log files in various formats and produce usage statistics 
   in HTML format for viewing through a browser.

   Note that Webalizer requires you have the GD library installed on your
   site.  The instructions say you need GD 1.2, but GD 1.3 works fine too.


2. Replace webalizer.c with the version in this directory

   I made a couple of little hacks to the script to allow it to output files
   with extensions other than .html, and to let me stick the common PHP code
   in where I wanted it.

   I've sent the writer of Webalizer my code.  It may be incorporated into a
   future release (here's hoping), so this step may become obsolete at some
   point.

   UPDATE: As of Webalizer version 1.22-01, my patches have been incorporated
   in the code, so this step is no longer required!


3. Make it

   You may need to edit makefile to set where your GD library is.  Read the
   INSTALL that came with Webalizer for more info.

   I copied the final executable into /usr/bin.  Call me crazy.


4. Edit php.conf (copy it from php.conf-dist)

   This is the main conf file for Webalizer.  Specifically, you will want to 
   change the lines which define where your log file sits, and the name of your
   host machine.


5. Give it a test

   From the command line in the /stats directory, type:

	webalizer -c php.conf -x php3

   The "c" switch tells it to use the php.conf file, and the "x" switch tells
   it to generate .php3 files, instead of .html.  This is important so the
   script can generate the fancy PHP site look using includes() instead of hard
   coding everything in.

   You should get an index file, a usage file for the current month, some gifs,
   and a history file.


6. Add it to your cron

   FWIW, I update things daily at 3 am:

   0 3 * * * (cd /www/php/stats;/usr/bin/webalizer -c php.conf -x php3) >/dev/null 2>&1

   The "cd" is important because Webalizer generates it's file in the current
   directory.



If you have any questions you can email me, although I probably can't help with 
any compile problems you may have.  Try the PHP Mirrors list (mirrors@php.net).



Colin Viebrock
cmv@privateworld.com
10-Sep-98