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Can anyone tell me how to utilize the log files from my http and ftp site? Not quite sure how to do this. Have tried a couple of shareware log utilities but apparently can't configure them correctly. ??? Has to be something simple I'm missing.
Thanks
by raffi_
There is not a lot of info in your questions but here goes.
IIS can record log files in various types of formats. You can specify the format using the IIS MMC. Right click on the site, properties.
Log files are just plain text which you can view using any editor (notepad for instance). Log file analysers just parse the file and extract meaningful information from them.
One "trick" with log file analysis is to make sure that the program can understand the format of the log file. Not all of them can read the IIS Log File Format.
Check which format you are using and then check to make sure that the shareware app or demo is actually capable of reading that format. It may be trying to read an IIS log file as say a W3C file format.
Regards
Raffi_
by sidvail
Raffi,
Thanks, got the door open for me. I found the log files and figured it out from there. Several programs I tried would not pick up the info for some reason (even with the format known) so I guess I was not paying attention. Think I'll write my own SQL to filter the info I want - now that I know where the logs are. Thanks again
by joseph moore
This will sound like an advertisement, so I apologize.
The product we use at my employer is WebTrends LogAnalyzier (http://www.webtrends.com/products/log/default.htm)
It has an auto detect feature for the logs, so you don't have to know which log type you are using. LogAnalyzier determines what type of log it is working with, and parses from there. Easy to set up.
It is a nice product. Very professional-looking html reports that management loves!
Hope this helps.
by sidvail
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