Urchin 5
 The Urchin Web Log Analyzer is
an efficient, fast, and easy to use web log analysis and reporting tool.
Urchin installs directly on your Virtual Private
Server and creates HTML-based graphical reports of your web server traffic. It offers
several special features such as multi-language reporting, e-commerce log reporting, and
up to 24 Virtual Subhosts (plus
your primary host). Urchin also features a special domain-lookup utility which resolves IP
addresses into domains without creating a load on your server.
NOTE: Urchin is available on the VPS & VPS platforms only.
Due to licensing restrictions, Urchin should not be installed on the MPS platform.
Installation
Connect to your Virtual Private Server via
SSH,
su to root, and run the following
command:
# vinstall urchin
Usage
Urchin has already been compiled and
configured for
your Virtual Private Server, including up to 25 Virtual Subhosts with log files. Since Urchin
should not be run on the same log files more than once, it is set up to automatically archive
your log files when it runs. It does this by renaming the log files, but does not delete or
compress them. You can either Rotate
the Log Files separately, or use the
Urchin configuration
file to configure alternate methods of archiving log files.
To run Urchin and create your first report type the following while connected to your Virtual
Private Server via SSH:
# /usr/local/urchin/urchin
This will create your reports at the following location:
http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME/urchin/YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME
You can also see a system report for the entire Virtual Private Server by viewing this URL:
http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME/urchin/system/
You can configure your VPS to run Urchin automatically. The following is an example of a
Cron entry that will run Urchin at 11:50 PM
every Sunday night:
50 23 * * 0 /usr/local/urchin/urchin
When Urchin runs, it generates a report of its activity. If you want to keep a log file of
Urchin's activity, you can redirect the report to a file on your server by using the following
cron entry:
50 23 * * 0 /usr/local/urchin/urchin >> /var/log/urchin 2>&1
Urchin samples
Urchin's easy-to-use reports counter the dryness of most web stats programs. Urchin 3 features
intuitive, browser-based reports with instantly familiar navigation. Reports start with basic
information and get more detailed the deeper you go.
Documentation
See the Urchin site for more documentation.
See also: Urchin v5
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