Webalizer
Useful links: Articles, reviews, comments, etc.
In
this page you can find useful links of articles about this software,
comparison among others web analytics software, and comments from theirs
users, experts, etc.
Number
of citation in research papers (2/03/06): 4 in CiteSeer.IST
These articles focus in two main subjects, dynamics and evolution of
web sites and analysis tools for web hosting providers.
Articles
and reviews
Google
analytics evaluated for Web site statistics
December 29, 2005
General
information about Google Analytics tool making some comparison with
Webalizer statistics indicator. Link: http://www.e-connected.com/news/news_item.jsp?id=57
Webalizer
cross-site scripting vulnerability
November 6, 2001
An
exploitable bug was found in webalizer which allows a remote attacker
to execute commands on other client machines or revealing sensitive
information by placing HTML tags in the right place. Link: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/103469/112/
The
value of web statistics
August 28, 2001
The
following examples were generated using Webalizer, a completely free
web statistics program that works well on Apache and Linux. While there
are many other packages on the market, they will give similar results
to those shown here. Beside each sample is the list of questions (see
the beginning of the article) that can be answered using the provided
information. Note that some questions are best answered by using a number
of the provided statistics. Link: http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/webstats/
Using
Webalizer to analyze Apache logs
Every
ISP needs a log file analysis program. One of the best is the Webalizer,
an open source product originally written in Perl and rewritten in C
soon thereafter. Link: http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/hampton20010904.php3
Apache:
A good Webalizer.conf for the Webalizer Apache Log Analyzer utility
Webalizer
is a great tool to get detailed information about your websites visitors.
It generates pretty graphs and useful numbers like daily unique visitors,
page impressions, bytes served and so on. Link: http://linuxreviews.org/webdesign/602_Apache_Webalizer/
The
Webalizer user guide: Help and support information from Forward Solutions
UK Ltd
This
user guide is intended to provide general information and help for users
of The Webalizer. It is intended to explain what statistics are displayed
and how the data can be used to provide an insight into the activity
of the web site, for the purpose of marketing analysis and future web
development. This manual does not provide information on how to install
or configure the Webalizer. Information regarding installation and configuration
of The Webalizer is available from the developer's web site. Download
The Webalizer software here. Link: http://www.fwd-solutions.co.uk/the_webalizer_user_help_guide.htm
What
does everything in a Webalizer report mean?
General
information that describes principal indicators from a Webalizer report.
Link: http://www.panix.com/web/faq/logs/webalizer_interp.html