Can analog analyse Squid proxy logfiles?
It can analyse Squid’s common log format, although Squid uses some extra HTTP status codes which will be rejected as corrupt by analog. But really you want to know different statistics from a proxy log, such as percentage of requests retrieved from cache, and you might be better to use Squid’s native format and a tool specifically designed to analyse it such as Calamaris. • Can analog analyse FTP logfiles? Yes. If you are using the xferlog format, then there is a configuration file to help you in the examples directory. Otherwise you will have to write your own LOGFORMAT. (You probably won’t be able to read anything other than the lines corresponding to file transfers.) • Can analog analyse other logfiles, such as mail logs, or the syslog? Yes and no. Analog is primarily designed as an HTTP logfile analyser. For mail logs, there is a program on the helper applications page to help you. For other logs, you can get some results out by writing your own LOGFORMAT. But analog does make some
