Package specific information

This section describes where to find log files for specific packages and other useful information.

• Apache Web Server
• Computalynx CMail Server
• Computalynx CProxy Server
• EMWAC/IMS Mail Server and SICA filter for IMS
• Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
• Microsoft Proxy Server
• WinRoute Professional

Setup Details

Apache Web Server

To configure Apache, insert the following line after the TransferLog declaration in httpd.conf, or in the appropriate section:

LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-agent}i\""

To read Apache logs with WebReporter use the following settings.

WebReporter Site Type	Apache Server Common Log Format
Log File Name	You must specify the log file name based on the generated name above.

Computalynx CMail  Server

CMail creates a subdirectory under the directory it was installed in called "Logs" and all log files are placed here. CMail creates multiple mail logs for different sub-systems so you will need to specify "RealtimeLog*.rtl" in the WebReporter settings.

WebReporter Site Type	Computalynx CMail Server
Log File Name	RealtimeLog*.rtl

Computalynx CProxy  Server

CProxy creates a subdirectory under the directory it was installed in called "Logs" and all log files are placed here. CProxy creates multiple mail logs in subdirectores below the "Logs" directory. The main (root) Logs directory should be specfied in the WebReporter log path setting.

WebReporter Site Type	Computalynx CProxy Server
Log File Name	*.*

IMS/EMWAC Mail Server and SICA Filter for IMS

WebReporter supports both IMS log and SICA PLUGIN10 log files. IMS creates a subdirectory under the operating system win32 directory called "EMWAC\Mail\InLog" and all log files are placed here. IMS creates multiple mail logs so you will need to specify the full path name to the logs followed by "\*.log" in the WebReporter log path settings.

The SICA Filter typically places logs in the same directory as it's program files. Reports from SICA filter logs will contain traffic and bandwidth information.

IMS Mail
WebReporter Site Type	Internet Mail Server (EMWAC)
Log File Name	*.log
Sica Filter
WebReporter Site Type	Internet Mail Server filter by SICA
Log File Name	You must specify the log file name in the SICA Filter settings

Both IMS and SICA filter log readers require the Site Domain (or Site URL) to be set in the site profile settings in order to determine the difference between incoming and outgoing mail.

Microsoft Internet Information Server - IIS

The Microsoft  IIS web server can generate log files in a number of formats. With later IIS versions it is recommended to use W3C format logs. This format allows the user to select which information is logged. Logging all information fields is recommended. This can be done from the properties dialog for your web site in the MMC snap-in by;

• Selecting enable logging
• Set the format to "W3C Extended Log File Format".
• Select Properties, next to the format, which will display the "Extended Logging Properties" dialog.
• Select "Extended Properties"
• Enable all the extended logging options

If all extended options are not selected some sub-reports may not be available. The "Extended Logging Properties" dialog will show you the directory the log file or files will be written into, typically "system32\LogFiles\W3SVC..", where the last part of the name corresponds to the site number used by IIS and a file name mask which depends on the log period. WebReporter will agregate multiple log files when generating its reports by specifying *.log as the last part of the log file name.  

To read W3C logs with WebReporter use the following settings.

WebReporter Site Type	Microsoft IIS W3C Extended Log File Format
Log File Name	You must specify the log file name based on the generated name above.

To read the older Microsoft "Standard" logs with WebReporter use the following settings.

WebReporter Site Type	Microsoft IIS Standard Log File Format
Log File Name	You must specify the log file name based on the generated name above.

Microsoft Proxy Server

WebReport supports current Microsoft Proxy Server log files

WinRoute Professional

By default, WinRoute logs are placed in a subdirectory of the WinRoute program directory called "Logs". WebReporter can process the following types of WinRoute logs:

Depending on the configuration of WinRoute some logs may be empty. WinRoute log files such as the proxy and security logs may become very large depending on logging option selected.