AWStats is a powerful log analysis tool that can help you get detailed analysis and statistics on your website visitors. If you're running FreeBSD Latest and want to install AWStats, this tutorial will guide you through the process.
AWStats is written in Perl, so you'll need to make sure you have the Perl programming language installed on your FreeBSD system. You can install Perl using the following command:
sudo pkg install perl5
First, you need to download AWStats from its official website (http://www.awstats.org/). Make sure you download the latest stable version of AWStats. You can download it using the following command:
wget https://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/awstats/awstats-7.8.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, you need to extract AWStats. Use the following command to extract the downloaded file:
tar -xzvf awstats-7.8.tar.gz
To install AWStats, you need to copy the extracted files to your web server's root directory. You can use the following command to copy the files:
sudo cp -R awstats-7.8 /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
To use AWStats, you need to create a configuration file. You can use the provided configuration file as a template. Copy the configuration file using the following command:
sudo cp /usr/local/www/apache24/data/awstats-7.8/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.model.conf /usr/local/etc/awstats/awstats.conf
You need to modify the configuration file to match your website's settings. Open the configuration file using a text editor like Vim or Nano:
sudo vim /usr/local/etc/awstats/awstats.conf
Modify the following settings in this file:
LogFile - Specify the path to your website's access log file.SiteDomain - Specify your website's domain name.HostAliases - Specify any other domain names or IP addresses that should be treated as part of your website.DirIcons - Specify the directory where AWStats should look for icons.Save the changes and close the file.
To generate the statistics, use the following command:
sudo /usr/local/www/apache24/data/awstats-7.8/tools/awstats_buildstaticpages.pl -config=yourdomain.com -dir=/usr/local/www/apache24/data/awstats/yourdomain.com
Make sure to replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name. The statistics will be generated and saved in the specified directory.
You can now access AWStats by pointing your web browser to http://yourdomain.com/awstats/awstats.pl. Replace yourdomain.com with your own domain name.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed AWStats on FreeBSD Latest.
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