What else do I need to run wusage?

If you have one of the supported versions of Unix, MS-DOS, IBM OS/2, or Microsoft Windows, Windows 95 or NT, all you need is a web server which produces an access log file in one of three standard log file formats. These formats are known as the "common" log file format (most servers output this), the EMWAC log file format (some versions of the EMWAC server for Windows NT output this), and the Microsoft IIS log file format. Wusage 5.0 recognizes certain variations on the common log format, including at least one variation produced by the Oracle web server. Additional fields after the regular "common log format" fields are also acceptable, and Wusage can analyze these if they are formatted properly; see the server configuration tips section for more information. Wusage will also support other formats if there is a demand for them. Feel free to contact us if you have a need for other formats. (If the above link does not work for you, send email to wusage@boutell.com instead.)

Here is an excerpt from a log file in the common log file format:

dragon.ti.com - - [23/Feb/1996:11:27:45 -0800] "GET /%7Egrant/charter.html HTTP/1.0" 200 18118
Here is an excerpt from a log file in an extended form of the common log file format, with referring URL and user agent fields added in the recommended way:
foo.bar.com - - [20/Apr/1997:16:48:44 -0700] "GET /boutell/index.html HTTP/1.0" 200 5898 "http://www.altavista.digital.com/query" "Mozilla/3.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC)"

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