access log

In general, an access log can be analyzed to tell you:

• The number of visitors (unique first-time requests) to a home page
• The origin of the visitors in terms of their associated server's domain name (for example, visitors from .edu, .com, and .gov sites and from the online services)
• How many requests for each page at the site, which can be presented with the pages with most requests listed first
• Usage patterns in terms of time of day, day of week, and seasonally

Access log keepers and analyzers can be found as shareware on the Web or may come with a Web server.

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