Installing AWStats on CentOS 7

AWStats is a free and open-source web analytic tool that generates advanced web, streaming, FTP, or mail server statistics. It allows you to analyze your website's visitors, screen resolutions, keywords, browsers used, and more.

Here are the steps to install AWStats on CentOS 7:

1. Update the system packages:

   sudo yum update

2. Install AWStats:

   sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install awstats

3. Configure AWStats:

   sudo cp /etc/awstats/awstats.model.conf /etc/awstats/awstats.example.com.conf sudo nano /etc/awstats/awstats.example.com.conf

   Replace "example.com" with your own domain name. Update the following lines with your specific information:

   LogFile="/var/log/httpd/access.log" SiteDomain="example.com" HostAliases="www.example.com localhost 127.0.0.1" DirData="/var/lib/awstats"

   Save and close the file.

4. Create the data directory and set permissions:

   sudo mkdir /var/lib/awstats sudo chown apache:apache /var/lib/awstats

5. Generate the initial statistics:

   sudo /usr/share/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=example.com -update

6. Configure Apache to allow access to AWStats:

   sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/awstats.conf

   Add the following lines to the file:

   Alias /awstatsclasses "/usr/share/awstats/wwwroot/classes/" Alias /awstatscss "/usr/share/awstats/wwwroot/css/" Alias /awstatsicons "/usr/share/awstats/wwwroot/icon/" ScriptAlias /awstats/ "/usr/share/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/" Options None AllowOverride None Require all granted

   Save and close the file.

7. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd

Now you can access AWStats by visiting http://yourdomain.com/awstats/awstats.pl?config=example.com in your web browser, replacing "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name.

AWStats provides you with detailed statistics about your website's visitors, including their geographical location, operating systems, browsers, and more. You can use this information to optimize your website and improve the user experience.