Any freeware IIS log analyzer?

Question

It would be nice to use ASP.NET, but PHP is ok too, and should be hosted in IIS6.

EDIT: the logs are from our intranet site.

Solution 1

Analog: http://www.analog.cx/

Also, check out this blog entry: http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield/archive/2007/09/04/log-analsyis-software-for-iis.aspx

Solution 2

We use awstats. http://awstats.sourceforge.net/

Solution 3

The Microsoft IIS resource kit has a log parser that lets your run SQL like queries on IIS Logs.

I also rate awstats if your dont know what your looking for & would just like some stock reports.

I believe google analytics is probably the best value you'll get for free, you dont even need your log then :)

What are you looking for by analyzing logs?

Solution 4

there is al easy alternative. make IIS to log to an MSSQL table. After you can work with it like a normal database. search for a ODBC conection on the root of you site.

Solution 5

The best solution to your problem (as clarified in your comment) is NOT to analyze the logfile at all. Use Google Analytics. It will give you all the details about traffic you're likely to need and even some customizations (via the API, that is a simple javascript call) necessary to track stuff that's typically un-trackable via log parsing anyway (client-side clicks etc.)

There are very few use cases that REQUIRE customized or DIY log parsing (even if they're free). You can always keep the logs archived for a rainy day if you run into one of those cases.

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Comments

[Scott Pedersen]

Just more or less detailed user usage of different sections of the sites, nothing special. But easier configuration for reporting on IIS is a big bonus.

[plaisthos]

While not updated in quite some time, Analog is an excellent program.

[Scott Pedersen]

+1 but, my mistake, I didn't mention that the logs belong to our intranet site. Also the content is not totally under my control, so I can't use a counter like Google Analytics or Statcounter.

[squillman]

+1 awstats is great!

[Scott Pedersen]

a bit old, but very fast and gets the job done.

[Scott Pedersen]

+1 it is also my choice for public sites

[Magnetic_dud]

we use analog, but indihiang is promising (although the current beta is almost useless)

[Taptronic]

I found Google Analytics incredibly inaccurate. It severely under-reports traffic.

[Scott Pedersen]

+1 thank you, it works great on my intranet.

[proudgeekdad]

The IIS Resource Kit is a nice way to query a .log file like SQL and find the top used resources.

[Bobson]

Analog appears to have disappeared off of the internet, and the blog post link no longer works.