Usage Statistics
Detailed usage statistics are generated for all of our customers' accounts.
These detailed statistics can show you what domains are accessing your site, how many
"hits" you are getting, how much data is being transferred, what type of browser
people are using to look at your site, and more.
To use our built-in analysis programs on UNIX:
Our UNIX web hosting customers may use one of our built-in analysis programs to
view their usage statistics, or they may use a third-party usage stats analysis program to
analyze the raw log files generated in their account.
Select 'Edit Account Information' in your Control Panel. Then choose which
program you want as your "Preferred Stats" program:
- MkStats v1.0 (Note: MkStats analyzes only the past 90
days worth of stats. more...)
- MkStats v2.1
- Analog
v2.11
- WebTrends:
selecting this option will allow you to download Virtual WebTrends software
for FREE. Unlike the above server-side programs, WebTrends runs locally on your own PC.
You will not be able to view any usage statistics for your account until
approximately 48 hours after choosing one of the above programs. Also, these programs are
system-wide programs and cannot be custom configured for one customer.
To view your usage statistics using the 'preferred stats' program you chose, go
to your Control Panel and select 'View your web usage statistics
& logs'.
To use a third-party analysis program:
All customers have access to the raw log files. Therefore, you can use
third-party log analysis programs on your local PC to get in-depth analysis of your web
site usage. If needed, you can download the raw log files to your local computer for
analysis and use gzip to uncompress them if you need to run custom queries against the
data. We use standard GNU "gzip" format without any special options. Mac users
who have trouble unzipping the logs with Stuffit Expander should try using MacGzip.
Note: You have access to the raw log files whether or not you choose one of our
built-in analysis programs. Therefore, you can choose to use our programs, your programs,
or both.
Monitoring Data
Transfer
Although only a relatively small number of accounts exceed the allotted data
transfer each month, we would like to point out that several web-based interfaces exist
which allow you to monitor data transfer and be alerted when a certain amount of data
transfer is used.
To determine how much data transfer has been used at anytime:
- Access your account Control Panel
( www.yourdomain.com/stats/ )
- Select the Edit Account Information (EAI) link
- Click the "Show usage statistics" button in EAI
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To receive an e-mail (or suspend an account) when a certain amount of
data transfer is used:
- Access your account Control Panel (e.g. www.yourdomain.com/stats/ )
- Select the Edit Account Information (EAI) link
- Locate the field option which reads:
- Enter the data transfer amount (in MBs) in the empty field to specify the time at
which you should be alerted
- Click the desired radio button to specify that you wish to either receive an
e-mail or suspend the account. By default, the "Don't bug me!" option is
selected. If you have any concerns about exceeding the allotted data transfer and merely
wish to receive an alert, you can do so here.
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