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nemesis · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

Hi,
i'd like to use Php Site Stats with a file log instead of a database but I can't make it work anyway.

Could you, please, give me just an example of what I have to write in the configure pannel (and the setup pannel if there's something to set there too) to make it work? I think I make some mistakes because i tried with the database and it worked immediately.

In the "logs" line a write a file name (for example "logs"), i click the button to create it and i find in my web server... so this should be ok.
On the second line?? "file path/name" and "record name" what do i have to write????

Thank you so much for any replies!

Vlad Alexa Mancini · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 303

you can use anything as the name and in the path/filename put the full path an filename of the file

nemesis · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

well that's what i did.
But going to the index to check the stats I always have the answer "could not open......" with the path/filename I set.
On the file i set chmod 666 or 777 (anyway with write permissions) but no changes in both ways... any suggestions?

Thanks anyway for the answer!

Vlad Alexa Mancini · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 303

you should have posted the exact quote of the error , try changing the slashes

mrw · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

just like nemesis wrote, the log file can't be opened.

i did the following:

entered the file name: pcw
clicked on Create FileLog File
-> the file pcw was successfully created in the logs directory

entered file path/name: logs/pcw (is this correct? also tried /logs/pcw, phpsitestats/logs/pcw)
entered a record name: abc
clicked on Add FileLog Record
-> Log entry was successfully added.

inserted code in webpages

when i call the statistics i get:
"could not open logs/pcw" in the column "log size"

where is/are my mistake(s)?

Vlad Alexa Mancini · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 303

do not use relative paths like logs/pcw unless you really know what you are doing , otherwise try C:/dir/example/logs/pcw

mrw · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

The files are on the server not on my harddisk.

Could you please post a real example with the directory structure on a server and how the path needed by phpsitestats should look like?

nemesis · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

still the same problem here :(

I changed the path to te log file but any change gives me the error "could not find log file" or something like that.

It seems it only works with this path: /web/htdocs/www.mywebsite.net/home/user/phpsitestats/logs/mylogfile but anyway i still have the error "could not open..." with the path here above.

It seems to be a chmod problem but i tried with 666 and 777 to the file and the directory too, but no changes.

Really can't understand.

iwkse · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

Hi all,
i was able to install phpsitestats but it has some little things to fix.

If you still see "could not open file" don't give the log extention to the file.
Just use some other or don't use at all cause works fine.
I don't know if it can depend on the nature of hosting (linux, window)
Than you need to access at least for one time for make it to works.
There is a problem with the functions filesize but also file_exists when the lenght of file is 0. They don't find it.
Thats a problem cause when you add more logs for different page, if the first is 0 (you still haven't got access) you'll see on the list page only the first log cause code will break when it finds the "could not open file" error.

For Alexa: if you need help in developing it i can join the project. I'm using it and i like it:)
see ya all