Web statistics on Web Services

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

+1 from me for Analog.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List 
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of 
> Jean-Francois Doyon
> Sent: Tuesday, 09 November, 2004 09:11
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Web statistics on Web Services
> 
> 
> Scott,
> 
> I recommend using Analog: http://www.analog.cx
> 
> It's a log file analyser ... VERY configurable.
> 
> You can make it analyse your Apache or IIS logs, or the logs 
> of your proxy server (Squid?).
> 
> You can then use Regular Expressions to match URL writings 
> such as /\/cgi-bin\/mapserv\?.*request=wfs.*/ to detect the 
> various services used, the types of queries executed, and so 
> on. (Note that I made the expression up on the spot, it may 
> not work!).
> 
> It's what we use at the Atlas, and i highly recommend it to everyone.
> 
> J.F.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Tweedy, Scott
> Sent: November 9, 2004 8:53 AM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Web statistics on Web Services
> 
> 
> Sorry for the double-post.
> 
> I'm looking for information or techniques on keeping track of 
> hits on Web Services especially through proxy sites.  Does 
> anyone have any good ideas on keeping accurate records of how 
> many times the Web Services (WMS, WFS and other services) are used?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> st
>