About Webalizer reports

Webalizer provides Web and FTP log reports in HTML format that can be viewed with any browser.

Web Server log report

The Web server log report tells you the usage pattern recorded on your Apache Web server. The report will include detailed graphical and columnar representation of usage information.

The Web server log report is located at /var/www/html/usage-webalizer/web.

FTP Server log report

The FTP server log report tells you the usage pattern recorded on your FTP server. The report will include detailed graphical and columnar representation of usage information.

The FTP server log report is located at /var/www/html/usage-webalizer/ftp.

Types of Report

Webalizer produces several types of reports in HTML format.

The reports generated by Webalizer are:

This graph comprises three key slices that convey the following information:

The Summary by Month report shows the daily average, monthly total and the grand total of user traffic on the site. The months listed in the report are linked to a comprehensive monthly report that provides detailed statistical information about user traffic for the month.

The Monthly Statistics report provides the total and average quantification of site usage patterns for a given month.

A response code signifies the completion status of each request. The Hits by Response Code report is primarily useful in maintaining sites. It conveys information on the response evidenced for each request, whether the request resulted in successful transfer of information or led to failed responses in the form of, bad requests, page not found, request time-outs etc.

This report is a graphical illustration that comprises three key slices conveying the following information:

Daily statistics presents a day-by-day account of the number of hits, files, pages, visits, sites and KBytes of activity evidenced on the server for the given month.

This report is a graphical illustration of the number of pages, files and hits clocked hourly on your server for a given month.  

Hourly statistics presents an hourly total and average account, of the number of hits, files, pages, and KBytes of activity evidenced on the server for the given month.

The Top URLs report presents the top 30 list of URLs that logged maximum hits on the server. The number of top URLs, you want listed, can be set when you configure Webalizer. The default is 30.

The Top URLs by KBytes report presents the top 10 list of URLs that effected the maximum amount of data transfer from the server. The number of top URLs, you want listed, can be set when you configure Webalizer. The default is 10.

Entry pages are page URLs of the first page requested. The Top Entry Pages report is a statistical synopsis of the hits and visits logged for the top 10 page URLs, sorted by maximum hits received. The default list is limited to 10 and can be changed when configuring the Webalizer.

Exit pages are page URLs of the last page visited, before the user exits the site. The Top Exit Pages report is a statistical synopsis of the hits and visits logged for the top 10 page URLs, sorted by maximum hits received. The default list is limited to 10 and can be changed when configuring the Webalizer.

The Top Sites report presents the list of top 30 sites, sorted by the maximum number of hits, that made requests to your server. The number of hits, files, KBytes, and visits logged for the hostname of the server that made the request is listed. The default list is limited to 30 and can be changed when configuring the Webalizer.

The Top Sites by KBytes report presents the list of top 10 sites, sorted by the maximum amount of KBytes, that made requests to your server. The number of hits, files, KBytes, and visits logged for the hostname of the server that made the request is listed. The default list is limited to 10 and can be changed when configuring the Webalizer.

The Top Countries report presents the top 30 countries that have logged the maximum number of hits on your server. The report lists the number of hits, files and KBytes that characterize the request. The default list is limited to 30 and can be changed when configuring the Webalizer.