How to Set Up Webalizer

Introduction

Webalizer creates and keeps track of user traffic on a website.

Instructions

Reference Material

1. Install Webalizer

   • yum -y install webalizer

2. Create configuration files for websites. Replace everything in '<>' with appropriate values.

   • cp /etc/webalizer.conf /etc/webalizer.d/<website_name>.conf
     vim /etc/webalizer.d/<website_name>.conf
     
     //Here are the important variables to uncomment and replace.
     LogFile        /var/log/httpd/<website_name>/access_log
     OutputDir      /var/www/usage/<website_name>/
     HistoryName     /var/lib/webalizer/<website_name>/webalizer.hist
     IncrementalName /var/lib/webalizer/<website_name>/webalizer.current
     ReportTitle    Usage Statistics for <website_name>
     HostName       <website_name>

3. Create all the directories