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'''Web log analysis software''' (also called a '''web log analyzer''') is a kind of [[web analytics]] software that parses a [[Server log|server log file]] from a [[web server]], and based on the values contained in the log file, derives indicators about when, how, and by whom a web server is visited. Reports are usually generated immediately, but data extracted from the log files can alternatively be stored in a database, allowing various reports to be generated on demand.

Features supported by log analysis packages may include "hit filters", which use pattern matching to examine selected log data.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}

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==Common indicators==

* Number of visits and number of [[unique visitorsvisitor]]s

* Visit duration and last visits

* Authenticated users, and last authenticated visits

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* Number of page views

* Most viewed, entry, and exit pages

* [[List of file formats|File types]]

* [[Operating system|OS]] used

* [[Web browser|Browsers]] used

* [[Internet bot|Robots]] used

* [[HTTP referrer]]

* [[Search enginesengine]]s, key phrases and keywords used to find the analyzed web site

* [[List of HTTP status codes|HTTP errors]]

* Some of the log analyzers also report on who is on the site, conversion tracking, visit time and page navigation.

== See also ==

* [[List of web analytics software]]

==External links==

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