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What you need

W3Perl
You should first download the latest version available.

Perl
All programs have been writing in Perl... so you need a perl interpreter ! The package have been tested from Perl 4.0 to the latest Perl 5.8.0 You could have some problems with earlier versions. Most Unix stations have already this language available. Windows user should use ActivePerl 5.8. Mac user need to install their own Perl port.

Fly
This package is the perl translation of the famous gd package. It enables you to produce gif on the fly from a perl script. Latest version v2.0 doesn't have anymore GIF support but many distribution have included back the GIF support in 2.0. To be safe, best is to use v1.6.5
All w3perl graphics are generated by Fly.
Easy to install, the program is written in C with a makefile included. Binary and source are available also on this mirror site (USA). Fly is an australian package made by Martin Gleeson.

Perl modules
You can use several perl modules for optional stats. Check the W3Perl download page in order to get them.

Geo::IP Map IP to country. Can be used to improve reverse dns
Geo::IPfree Another IP mapping to country.
MIME::Lite If you want to receive email report
DBI When using the SPIP engine, extract URL to title from the database
Gzip or Zip
To uncompress or compress the logs data files. (optional)