Reading IIS Log Files
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I do have some past exp with IIS, but I have just started a new job and the
company I am with changed hosting companies last year. Unfortunatly this was
at a busy time for them as far as web traffic is concerned. They are now
hoping to look through the logs and be able to analyze some traffic
information. Unfortunatly, the only traffic information that the old hosting
company is willing to give us is are the IIS log files (see below). I would
like to look at this information and decifer what the informatiion means. I
know the date, website, but I am wondering what the other information in the
.txt file indicates. Any help at all would be appreciated.
#Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
#Version: 1.0
#Date: 2004-05-02 05:00:49
#Fields: date time c-ip cs-username cs-method cs-uri-stem cs-uri-query
sc-status sc-bytes cs(User-Agent) cs(Referer)
2004-05-02 05:00:49 24.162.135.157 - GET /index.html - 200 2665
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Q312461) -
2004-05-02 05:00:49 24.162.135.157 - GET /style.css - 200 3327
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Q312461) -
2004-05-02 05:00:49 24.162.135.157 - GET /img/logo.gif - 200 8487
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Q312461) -
2004-05-02 05:00:49 24.162.135.157 - GET /img/phone.gif - 200 674
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Q312461) -
2004-05-02 05:00:49 24.162.135.157 - GET /img/performer.jpg - 200 15285
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Q312461) -
2004-05-02 05:00:49 24.162.135.157 - GET /img/sponsors.gif - 200 9529
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+Q312461) -
#Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
#Version: 1.0
#Date: 2004-05-02 11:23:58
#Fields: date time c-ip cs-username cs-method cs-uri-stem cs-uri-query
sc-status sc-bytes cs(User-Agent) cs(Referer)
2004-05-02 11:23:58 128.9.216.169 - GET /index.html - 200 2684
libwww-perl/5.64 -
Bernard
fields are being capture and then what are those 200,500 status code stand
for. Most of the information is with IIS help file. Just open IIS mmc, f1 -
look for logging site activity.
there's are also tool like log parser to help you query and parse huge log
file.
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Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.tryiis.com/
http://support.microsoft.com/
http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
"All...@Thegiff.com" <All...@Thegiff.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
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Jeff Cochran
<All...@Thegiff.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I do have some past exp with IIS, but I have just started a new job and the
>company I am with changed hosting companies last year. Unfortunatly this was
>at a busy time for them as far as web traffic is concerned. They are now
>hoping to look through the logs and be able to analyze some traffic
>information. Unfortunatly, the only traffic information that the old hosting
>company is willing to give us is are the IIS log files (see below). I would
>like to look at this information and decifer what the informatiion means. I
>know the date, website, but I am wondering what the other information in the
>.txt file indicates. Any help at all would be appreciated.
Logfiles:
http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2550
Jeff
John Cesta
<All...@Thegiff.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I do have some past exp with IIS, but I have just started a new job and the
>company I am with changed hosting companies last year. Unfortunatly this was
>at a busy time for them as far as web traffic is concerned. They are now
>hoping to look through the logs and be able to analyze some traffic
>information. Unfortunatly, the only traffic information that the old hosting
>company is willing to give us is are the IIS log files (see below).
The logfiles are really the only and best information you can get.
Go and download: analog.exe at www.analog.cx It's a free analyser that
does a good job.
John Cesta
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