Apache Log Analyzer 2 Feed

h1. Apache Log Analyzer 2 Feed

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ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed is a really powerful open source PHP 5 class to parse and analyze Apache Web Server log files.

Analysis results are converted into a feed to let users subscribe with a feed reader.

You can define custom filters based on logs data — for instance User-Agent, IP, requested page... — and combine them to select just a limited resultset.

The class can easily be extended with additional filters and custom feed handlers.

h2. A quick example

Would you like to be informed each time GoogleBot visits your website?

ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed is the solution! ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed will analyze server logs for you returning results in a custom feed. You'll be able to track Googlebot directly from your feed reader.

<pre><code class="php">

/**

 * @see ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed

 */

require_once 'ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed.php';

// Create an instance. 

// Tell the script to parse access.log file and write the results in test.xml.

$tool = new ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed('access.log', 'test.xml');

// Add a filter to retrieve only log entries matching Googlebot useragent

$tool->addFilter('User-Agent', 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)');

// Run the tool!

$tool->run();

</code></pre> 

h2. About this library

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ApacheLogAnalyzer2Feed is an easy-to-use object oriented class, written in PHP 5, for parsing/filtering an Apache log file and consuming the results with a feed reader.

I created this project as a technical example for my speech at Search Engine Strategies 2007 in Milano, session RSS, Blogs & Search Marketing.

My goal was to demonstrate an alternative use of feeds, showing how RSS and Atom feeds can make SEO life easier.