Thaidoweb 2008

Many Webmasters have never bothered to view their website’s server log. Ignoring your server log is like flying with a blind pilot. You may still be cruising along, but you have no idea where you are or where you’re headed. If your website is on a free host, you probably don’t have access to the server log. However, if you pay for your web host, or if you own the server, you almost always have some access to the server [...]

Once you’ve got some visitors, the chances are that you want to
know more about them. How many are there? Where are they from?
What web browser do they use? Luckily for you, there are plenty
of ways to find out.
Server Log Analysis
Most web servers keep a log of every file they send, with
information about the request they received. These request
headers contain all the information a user’s web browser sends
to the server when it asks for pages, images or other files. The
information includes [...]