AWStats is a free, open-source tool that generates advanced web, streaming, ftp, and mail server statistics graphically. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install AWStats on Windows 10.
Before installing AWStats, you need to make sure that your system has the following prerequisites:
The first step is to download the latest version of AWStats from the official website at http://www.awstats.org/download.html.
Once you have downloaded the archive file, extract the contents to a folder of your choice. For this tutorial, we will use C:\awstats.
Open the awstats.example.conf file located in the AWStats folder with a text editor. Save it as a new file named awstats.conf. This file contains the configuration settings for AWStats.
Edit the LogFile and SiteDomain settings according to your server configuration. The LogFile setting should contain the path to your web server log file.
To install AWStats, open a command prompt with administrator rights and navigate to the AWStats folder using the cd command:
C:\> cd C:\awstats
Then, run the following command to install AWStats:
C:\awstats\> perl awstats.pl -config=awstats.conf -install
This will create the necessary folders and files needed by AWStats.
To generate statistics, run the following command:
C:\awstats\> perl awstats.pl -config=awstats.conf -update
This will generate the statistics for the first time. You can then visit the AWStats website at http://localhost/awstats/awstats.pl?config=awstats.conf in your web browser to see the generated statistics.
That's it! You have successfully installed AWStats on your Windows 10 machine. With AWStats, you can get detailed statistics on your web traffic, which can help you make informed decisions about your website's design and marketing strategy.
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