Web log analysis software (also called a web log analyzer) is a kind of web analytics software that parses a 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. Usually reports are generated from the log files immediately, but the log files can alternatively be parsed to a database and reports generated on demand.
Features supported by log analysis packages may include "hit filters", which use pattern matching to examine selected log data.[citation needed]
Common Indicators
- Number of visits and number of unique visitors
- Visits duration and last visits
- Authenticated users, and last authenticated visits
- Days of week and rush hours
- Domains/countries of host's visitors.
- Hosts list
- total Number of pages views
- Most viewed, entry and exit pages
- File types
- OS used
- Browsers used
- Robots used
- [#[Search engine]]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.