There are five different ways to install the package :
|
Web server |
Telnet/ssh |
Cgi-bin |
Crontab |
Local |
Remote |
No |
No |
Option |
FTP |
Remote |
No |
Yes |
Option |
User (without cgi) |
Local |
Yes |
No |
Option |
Webmaster/User (with cgi) |
Local |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Webmaster (Virtual Web) |
Local |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
RPM |
Local |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Installation can be split into five different parts :
1 - Installation of the files
Best is to install the package inside the web server root. Password
protect the admin section (/w3perl/admin/), this is the place where
you manage your stats.
You'll have the edit the first three parameters of the install.pl script and run it.
Ensure that /resources/admin/ and /config/ are writable by
the server if you want to use the adminstration interface, they
should have world permission (chmod 777).
2 - Making configuration file
The package need a configuration file to load. This file have informations about the stats options you need to customize the
output.
Configuration files can be made via an administration interface or manually if you don't have access to a cgi-bin directory.
Launch some scripts to check your configuration file and adjust it if needed.
Then all stats can be done by running one script (cron-w3perl.pl)
Add an entry in your crontab to compute stats each night. All you
need to do later is to watch the results in your browser each morning !
At last, if you are happy with this piece of software, tell me you're using w3perl.
When you let me know you are using w3perl, you help me justify the time
spent in maintaining and improving it. If the results are
publicly visible on the web, a URL is a wonderful thing to receive, but
if it's not a publicly visible project, a simple note is just
as welcome.
See the FAQ and bug report if something's wrong.
If you have any trouble when installing the package, send me an email about
what's wrong. Try to be as much precise as you can.