LAB: Collecting, Massaging and Reading your Web Server Statistics – TEC 236
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrator Tools > Internet Information Manager
Expand to see your Default Web Site
Right Click your Default Web Site > Properties > Web Site Tab
Check Enable Logging
Choose the W3C Extended Log File Format
Click the Properties Tab
Click the Extended Properties Tab and Check all boxes
Apply > OK
Right Click on the Default Web Server and Stop and Start the Server
Close
MarketWave Hit List Application
What It Does:
Hit List creates reports from your IIS log files that show you the activity on your web site. Hit List has 16 built-in reports that run the gamut from simple analysis to detailed path analysis, advertising analysis, cookie analysis and more. Reports can be generated as HTML documents, Microsoft Word documents, and plain ASCII documents. Hit List can also send completed reports via email.
Download the Program, MarketWave Hit List from:
http://planetlinks.com/tec236
Click hl30s.exe to install the program
Installation Questions
This machine appears to be running a web server would you like Hit
List to use the logs from this web server?
Yes
OK
In addition to being a desktop application…..etc.
Would you like to install Hit List as a service as well as an application?
No
Many people like running reports that automatically exclude hits from anyone….etc. Would you like Hit List to do this for you?
No
Next Screen
Cancel
Please enter the web server name below
Leave Blank
Next Screen
Auto-detect file type
Run the Program after install is finished
Start > Programs > Marketwave > Hit List standard v3
Test
Double Click the Complete Analysis report and review
Create a New Report
New
Would you like to base the new report on an existing report?
No
Name your Report: tec236
Click the Format Tab
Click the Apply format from another report
Choose Complete Analysis
OK
Click the Outline tab
Add the following sections (should already have a tec236 section) form the Tool Box (drag and drop)
Summary
Visit Detail
Daily Detail
Weekly Detail
Add a Misc Section – In the Tool Box Click the New Button > Check Section > Name it Misc.
Under the tec236 section
From the Text choices, add
(Text) Report Date Range
(Text) Description – click on Properties and for the Display As enter:
TEC 236 Report
(Text) Definition Requests
(Text) Definition Visitors
(Text) Defination Visits
Under the Summary Section add:
(Table) Total Number of Requests
(Table) Total Number of Visitors
(Table) Total Number of Visits
(Graph) Request by Day
(Combined) Most Common HTTP Responses
Under the Visits section add:
(Table) Average Hourly Visits
(Graph) Average Visits Per Hour
(Table) Number of Single Page Visits
(Table) Most Common Visitors (IP)
Under the Daily section add:
(Table) Average Daily Request
(Graph) Average Requests Per Day
(Table) Average Daily Visits
(Graph) Number of Visitors by Day
Under the Weekly section add:
(Table) Average Weekly Visits
(Graph) Total Number of visitors Per Week
(Table) Average Requests and Visits by Day of Week
(Graph) Total Number of Visitors Per Day of the Week
Under the Misc. section add:
Try adding different items and test
Test the Report
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