It uses a partial information file to be able to process large log files, often and quickly.
It can analyze log files from IIS (W3C log format), Apache log files (NCSA combined/XLF/ELF log format or common/CLF log format),
WebStar and most of all web, proxy, wap, streaming servers (and ftp servers or mail logs).<br>
-Take a look at this <a href="#COMPARISON">comparison table</a> for an idea on differences between most famous statistics tools (AWStats, Analog, Webalizer,...).<br>
+Take a look at this <a href="awstats_compare.html#COMPARISON">comparison table</a> for an idea on differences between most famous statistics tools (AWStats, Analog, Webalizer,...).<br>
AWStats is a free software distributed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html" target=_gnugpl>GNU General Public License</a>. You can have a look at this <a href="docs/awstats_license.html">license chart</a> to know what you can/can't do.<br>
As AWStats works from the command line but also as a CGI, it can work with major <a href="awstats_whp.html">web hosting provider that allows CGI and log access</a>.<br>
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