Why should I use
a statistic program?
Statistic programs can provide
you with valuable information about your web site. They may also
help you determine what type of traffic your site is receiving and
show where you could make improvements to the overall design of
your site.
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What type of data
can I capture by using a statistical report program?
Statistic programs can produce
detailed reports containing extensive analysis concerning your web
site and the visitor's that access your site. Some of the primary
features include, but are not limited to, the following
categories:
- Visitor Information
- Access Times and Dates
- Individual Page Statistics
- Referred Sites
- Browsers Used
- Errors
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How do I select
one the built-in stats programs for my UNIX Account?
- Open your web site Control
Panel located at www.yourdomain.com/stats/
- Go to the Track section of
your Control Panel and click on Select Package.
- Choose one of the following
options for your Preferred Stats Program:
MkStats v1.0 This
version is only offered for backwards compatibility for older
text based web browsers.
MkStats v2.3 Both
MKSTATS packages monitor all data from the initial selection
of your preferred stats program.
Analog v2.11
This version analyzes only the past 90 days of stats, click here
for more information.
Note: These programs are
system-wide programs and cannot be custom configured for one
customer.
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How do I view my
statistics on my UNIX Account?
- Open your web site Control
Panel located at www.yourdomain.com/stats/
- Click on Usage Statistics
or View Stats.
- A new window opens
containing information about your statistics.
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How does ANALOG
v2.11 compile statistics?
ANALOG v2.11 only captures
usage statistics during the last 90 days. This means that as time
progresses, the data early in that span begins to drop off as new
data for the current month is added.
Example: You begin
reporting statistics in the beginning of January. On the 95th day
you request a report and ANALOG compiles statistics for days 5-95
(a span of 90 days). Day 5 is still January, but as you can see,
the data for January's days 1-4 have dropped off. If you chose to
run a report on the 96th day then you would receive statistics for
days 6-96 and so on. It is similar to a sliding scale or
"window" of time.
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How do I view my
current CPU usage, Disk space, Web usage or Log files?
- Open your web site Control
Panel located at www.yourdomain.com/stats/
- Go to the Billing section of
your Control Panel and click on Invoice Method.
- Click on the Show Usage
button at the bottom of the screen.
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How do I
configure my account to notify me when I reach the maximum data
transfer?
- Open your web site Control
Panel located at www.yourdomain.com/stats/
- Go to the Billing section of
your Control Panel and click on Invoice Method.
- Locate the following section
of your Control Panel:
- Type in the transfer amount
in Mega Bytes (MB) in the field provided.
- Click on one of the
following options: Don't bug me!, Send me an E-mail or
Suspend my Account. By default the "Don't bug
me!" option will be selected if you choose not to be
notified.
Note: Data transfer
is calculated once per day. Therefore, any action you specify
will not be performed at the exact moment your data transfer
exceeds the specified amount, but rather at the end of the day
during which the data transfer was exceeded.
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May I use a third
party statistics program for my UNIX or NT Account?
You have access to the raw log
files therefore, you may use a third party program to run in-depth
analysis of your site usage. You can choose to run the built-in
program in addition to a third party program. You have access to
the raw log files whether or not you choose one of our built-in
analysis programs.
Furthermore, you can download
the raw log files to your local computer for analysis and use gzip
to uncompress them if you need to run custom queries against the
data. We use standard GNU "gzip" format without any
special options.
Note: Macintosh users
who have trouble unzipping the logs with Stuffit Expander should
try using MacGzip.
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How long will my
usage statistic files be kept on the server?
We guarantee that all files are
kept on our servers for 90 days. After that time, log files will
be deleted from the server. To maintain log files for a longer
time, it will be necessary to download those log files to you
local harddrive. This may be done using FTP, old log files can be
found in the /stats directory. There are some exceptions that are
specific to each Preferred Stats Program and are indicated as
follows:
MKSTATS v1.0/v2.3 -
MKSTATS compiles statistical reports based on an ongoing file that
stores all data from the beginning of the initial Preferred Stats
Program setup. Therefore, if you choose MKSTATS to be your
Preferred Stats Program you may capture data from the time you
selected your program.
ANALOG v2.11 -
Analog compiles site statistics for a 90 day sliding
"window" of time. Furthermore, Analog compiles reports
based on .gz files and we guarantee that the last 90 days of data
will be accessible for your statistics.
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