AWstats LogFormat not sticking

[ckoehler]

Hi,

I am using a custom log format for our apache logs, but it broke stats.
Now, I changed /usr/local/cpanel/etc/awstats.conf to account for the different format, but I guess it gets overwritten all the time.
I even copied it to /etc/, but it doesn't work.

Any idea how to make the changes stick?

Thanks!

Christoph

[ckoehler]

Anyone? Bueller?

[ckoehler]

Lalala. Any smart cPanel people here?

[cPanelDon]

Hi,

I am using a custom log format for our apache logs, but it broke stats.
Now, I changed /usr/local/cpanel/etc/awstats.conf to account for the different format, but I guess it gets overwritten all the time.
I even copied it to /etc/, but it doesn't work.

Any idea how to make the changes stick?

Thanks!

Christoph

One possible method that I would consider for modifying AWStats directives is to ensure the following option is enabled via WHM then define the customizations in a user-specific include file:
WHM: Main >> Server Configuration >> Statistics Software Configuration >> Generators Configuration
* Allow Awstats configuration Include file
Awstats Include file option will allow a user defined configuration file to be included at the time of statistics processesing. The include file should be place in the user's home directory at ~/tmp/awstats/awstats.conf.include. This file can be used to override and add new configuration options to Awstats.

Related Documentation: Generators Configuration

[ckoehler]

Thanks Don!

I've seen this option, but the log format change was server wide, so adding a conf file per user is not feasible. Is there a way to prevent cpanel from overwriting the file all the time? Or a way to specify a different file at some other location?

Christoph

[ckoehler]

Anything? Surely I am not the only person with this problem.

[cPanelDon]

Thanks Don!

I've seen this option, but the log format change was server wide, so adding a conf file per user is not feasible. Is there a way to prevent cpanel from overwriting the file all the time? Or a way to specify a different file at some other location?

Christoph

Anything? Surely I am not the only person with this problem.

I apologize for the delayed update; while researching internally I was unable to determine an easier way to accomplish the task. I believe a feature request would help best to have the enhanced functionality considered for inclusion as a native (built-in) feature.

If needing to safely retain an edit to the default AWStats configuration file I recommend using one of the built-in hooks to execute a custom script or other custom commands that reapply the change or apply a patch. Here is our documentation regarding script hooks for cPanel and WHM:
cPanel/WHM Script Hooks
Here is an example of a pre hook and a post hook that could be created and used as referenced in the documentation:

/scripts/preupcp
/scripts/postupcp

For development-related inquires, (e.g., usage of hooks), I recommend the cPanel and WHM Developer Discussions forum area:
Developer Discussions - cPanel Forums

The following documentation regarding other built-in hooks may also be of interest:
Hooking into cPanel Functionality
EasyApache Hook Scripts