In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install AWStats on OpenBSD.
Before we begin, ensure the following:
It is always good to ensure that the system packages are updated.
As root, update the OpenBSD system packages:
# pkg_add -u
As root, install AWStats with the following command:
# pkg_add awstats
Once installed, you can verify its installation by running the following command:
# awstats -version
This should output the version of AWStats installed on your system.
Next, we need to configure AWStats to monitor our web server logs.
By default, AWStats configuration file is located at /etc/awstats/awstats.conf, but we recommend copying it to a separate directory location so you have a backup.
# cp /etc/awstats/awstats.conf /etc/awstats/my-awstats.conf
Edit the configuration file and update the following sections:
Update the LogFile path to where the log files are stored, e.g., the Apache logs:
LogFile="/var/log/httpd/access_log"
If you want to perform DNS lookups, uncomment the following line:
DNSLookup=1
Update the site domain and name with the following parameters:
SiteDomain="www.example.com"
HostAliases="localhost 127.0.0.1 REGEX[^.*$]"
With the configuration done, you can now generate AWStats reports.
Generate the reports for the configured logs with the following command:
# awstats -config=my-awstats -update
This generates the reports for the my-awstats configuration we created.
Next, access the reports by browsing to http://example.com/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=my-awstats.
Congratulation! You have successfully installed AWStats on OpenBSD.
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