Log file analyzers
In the previous chapter, we learned about Squid's access log file where every client request is logged unless configured otherwise. Over a period of time, it's not possible to evaluate this file manually as it may contain tens of thousands or even millions of entries. To parse and analyze this file, there are a lot of open source and free third party programs available. A list of these programs can be accessed at http://www.squid-cache.org/Scripts/.
In this book, we'll have a look at Calamaris, which is a Perl (http://www.perl.org/) based log fine analyzer and statistics generator. So, let's have a look at Calamaris.
Calamaris
Calamaris is a Perl-based script that can analyze Squid's access log files and generate interesting ...
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