AWStats is a free and very powerful tool that creating statics by analyzing Apache log files, ftp or mail servers. AWStats log analyzer works on CGI or command line interface and generate graphical statics from log files.
This tutorial will help you to install AWStats Apache Log Analyzer on Ubuntu, Debian and LinuxMint systems.. This article has been tested with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS only.
Step 1 – Install AWStats & Apache Package
AWStats required Apache web server to be running. If you don’t have Apache install Use below commands to install Apache2 web server and awstats packages. It will also install all other required dependencies.
$ sudo apt-get install awstats apache2
Step 2 – Configure Apache
Now create Apache configuration file for awstats setup. Use your favorite text editor and edit a new file /etc/apache2/conf-available/awstats.conf.
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-available/awstats.conf
Now add the following configuration
ScriptAlias /awstats/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/
Alias /awstats-icon/ /usr/share/awstats/icon/
Alias /awstatsclasses/ /usr/share/java/awstats/
<Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin/">
Options None
AllowOverride None
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
# Apache 2.4
Require host 192.168.0.0/24
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
# Apache 2.2
Order allow,deny
Allow from 192.168.0.0/24
Allow from ::1
</IfModule>
</Directory>
Now enable CGI module (if not enabled) and Also enable Awstats apache configuration.
$ sudo a2enmod cgi $ sudo a2enconf awstats
Restart Apache service to reload new settings
$ sudo service apache2 restart
Step 3 – Create AWStats Configuration File
It’s required to create a configuration file for each of your website for which statics need to generate. Copy AWStats example configuration file with new name and make changes as below.
$ sudo cp /etc/awstats/awstats.conf /etc/awstats/awstats.tecadmin.net.conf $ sudo vim /etc/awstats/awstats.tecadmin.net.conf
Update below settings in awstats.tecadmin.net.conf file
LogFile ="/var/log/apache2/tecadmin.net-access_log"SiteDomain ="tecadmin.net"HostAliases ="tecadmin.net www.tecadmin.net"
Now execute following command to update logs files
$ sudo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=tecadmin.net -update
Step 4 – Access AWStats in Browser
Use your server ip address or domain name to access AWStats statics. Change domain name at the end of url as per your settings.
https://tecadmin.net/awstats/awstats.pl?config=tecadmin.net
6 Comments
I get this error message at step 4 : Error: SiteDomain parameter not defined in your config/domain file. You must edit it for using this version of AWStats.
Setup (‘/etc/awstats/awstats.conf’ file, web server or permissions) may be wrong.
Check config file, permissions and AWStats documentation (in ‘docs’ directory).
with ubuntu 20.04, I get this error message
hey,
could you run this command again in 2021.I bet those visitors numbers are off the roof
https://tecadmin.net/awstats/awstats.pl?config=tecadmin.net
lol
Hi, It is showing the dashboard but no data. Can you please hep me to resolve. Thank you
The Apache allow commands did not secure access to awstats.
The /etc/awstats.—-.conf file has the parameter:
AllowAccessFromWebToFollowingIPAddresses=””
which worked nicely for me.
Congratulations and thanks Rahul.I tryed before several long tutorial probably too old to install awstats and only your work with Debian Jessy.Just at the end have to change owner of /var/lib/awstats.It is by default awstats and it require to be www-data.