Comments on: Amazon S3 to Apache Common Log Format Converter http://techdetails.agwego.com/2007/04/15/100/ Software this and that Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:25:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Angelo Mandato http://techdetails.agwego.com/2007/04/15/100/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Angelo Mandato Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:21:40 +0000 http://techdetails.agwego.com/2007/04/15/100/#comment-46 <p> This is an excellent script. One thing you may want to note, your script creates apache logs in the 'combined' format, not the 'common' format. If you're like me and want the more valuable 'combined' formatted logs, this script is for you. </p> <p> For those who don't know, <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/logs.html#combined" title="Combined Format" target="_blank">combined</a> format is just like the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/logs.html#common" title="Common Format" target="_blank">common</a> format except for two additional fields which include the referer and the user agent. </p> <p> Thanks for a great script, <br /> Angelo </p> This is an excellent script. One thing you may want to note, your script creates apache logs in the ‘combined’ format, not the ‘common’ format. If you’re like me and want the more valuable ‘combined’ formatted logs, this script is for you.

For those who don’t know, combined format is just like the common format except for two additional fields which include the referer and the user agent.

Thanks for a great script,
Angelo

]]> By: Jason Kester http://techdetails.agwego.com/2007/04/15/100/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Jason Kester Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:33:09 +0000 http://techdetails.agwego.com/2007/04/15/100/#comment-45 <p> Nice effort.  I keep a little list of tools like this over at s3stat.com, so I'll be sure to add a link. </p> <p> And hey, you might appreciate a heads up about S3stat itself.  It's a little service that downloads and processes S3's server access logs, converts them similar to how your code does it, runs the output through Webalizer, and uploads it back to S3.  Everything the lazy man needs to get web stats for their S3 account.  Check it out when you get a chance: </p> <p> <a href="http://www.s3stat.com/">http://www.s3stat.com/</a> </p> Nice effort.  I keep a little list of tools like this over at s3stat.com, so I’ll be sure to add a link.

And hey, you might appreciate a heads up about S3stat itself.  It’s a little service that downloads and processes S3’s server access logs, converts them similar to how your code does it, runs the output through Webalizer, and uploads it back to S3.  Everything the lazy man needs to get web stats for their S3 account.  Check it out when you get a chance:

http://www.s3stat.com/

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