Mac servers

Required softs You will need first to install Perl to run the stats package.


Installation I'm afraid there is no easy way to install the package right now. I don't have any Mac around me to do the job :( .So if anyone is ready to complete the task, I will be happy to include his work here !
I've been able to install w3perl a few months ago on an old Mac (system 7) so I know that the package will work.
This help is just a first draft....feel free to complete the job and send me comments. Anyone willing to build a Wise installer is welcome ;)

  • First STAGE : Install the scripts

    - Create a cgi-bin directory inside your webserver directory if none exists.
    - Create a w3perl directory inside your webserver directory.
    - Your cgi-bin directory should be enable to run scripts and executable within.
    - Download the w3perl package and extract it in your w3perl directory.
    - Inside you'll find an 'install.pl' perl file. Edit it and change the $pathcgi, $pathw3perl path and the first line to reflect your Perl binary location.
    - Click on this file. You'll see output describing the installation process.
    - Check that the directories /w3perl, /w3perl/config and /w3perl/resources/admin are writable by everyone.
    - To be able to run, you need to change the filetype of the scripts (don't remenber which one should be used !)

  • 2nd STAGE : Graphic tool installation

    - If you want a Graphical display of your statistics you need a programme called FLY
    - Go to http://martin.gleeson.com/fly/ and download the source code available for MacOS X.
    - Place this in your cgi-bin.
    - Remember where you put it because you will have to fill that in during the configuration process.
    - If you cannot get hold of a copy, the programme will still work except you won't be able to see some nice histograms and pie charts.

  • 2nd STAGE : Build configuration file

    - Now use your opened browser to build a configuration file.
    - Click on Make configuration file and follow the procedures outlined. By filling in the details you will create a file called config.pl
    - Once created, look for this file in /config/config.pl and move it to your /cgi-bin/w3perl directory.

  • 3rd STAGE : Ready

    - You should now be able to analyse your logs.
    - In admin go through the Launch area links that will start your statistics from zero.
    - Then run the incremental statistics function every week to accumulate your statistics.
    - In order to read them go to http://your_url/w3perl/

  • Problem ?

    If you have any trouble with w3perl installation, I'm sorry but I won't be able to help you. If you find a nice way to install the package (with Wise), your help is very welcome.


  • Limitations - Fly is not available (AFAIK) except for MacOS X.
    - They might be some problem with filenames longer than 32 characters.


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