Completed Download Statistics

slurpyx · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 75

I am just wondering if there is some sort of a script in which i can monitor/log the completed download of a files on my http apache server?

I am using http for my users to download files.

Tnx in advance!

SoylentGreen · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 904 Location: The Hostel

not sure if that is what you actually ment, though:
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/

awstats is in portage

//edit: stupid me :twisted:

awstats has vulnerabilitys quite often. i meant webalizer:
http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/

slurpyx · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 75

Ahhmm..

Can this monitor the number of "completed downloads" on my site?

meaning.. if i have all sorts of downloadable files.. say size is 10megs or higher each. can this tell me, the completed downloads?

:roll:

SoylentGreen · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 904 Location: The Hostel

i am still unsure if i understand you correctly. hmm.. have a look at our site:

http://www.gamecraft.de/stats/usage_200605.html

thats how it looks. no, it does not tell if a download was completed or uncompleted. however, have a look at "Top 50 of 8114 Total URLs" on our page. it tells you the hits and KBytes for each file. i thought, that is what you meant. if thats not what you are looking fore, you have to implement some php or cgi script, and make the downloads available via that one only.

slurpyx · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 75

you have to implement some php or cgi script, and mak the downloads available via that one only. - I tried implementing such.. but.. it only gave me the number of click thru.. and not the actual no of "completed users download"..

it would be nice if i/we can found something like...

no of attempts VS failed VS completed

statistics of downloads

Is there such a thing?

:roll:

SoylentGreen · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 904 Location: The Hostel

not that i would know. apache is (IMHO) unable to know if a user aborted the html(!) download or not. he simply "viewed" the file, likewise to any other HTML page.
and, just OTOH, it shouldnt matter much to the webadmin if the user decided to abort the download or not.

what do you need this stuff for? just wondering

and, just btw.. before you even think about it: this counts for FTP servers as well. a started download is a download.

hmm. check freshmeat if something to your desire exists.

slurpyx · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 75

Well.. my "sadistic" boss wants to compare the completed VS failed VS atempted download..

come up with a statistics for marketing purposes.. (which i dont blame him) thinking like a "sadistic" boss.. it would be nice if the "IT GUYS" can come up with something like that..

Ive.. been googling around.. and for some odd reason.. i cant find one.. thinking about it.. there should be one..

:idea:

think4urs11 · Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

I don't think it is possible to *guarantee* whether or not a download was completely successful or not with plain http/ftp methods - from a servers point of view that is.
If you really do need to have a guarantee for 'file correctly transfered' you could e.g. request an md5-hash from your customer for the transfered file. If it is identical to yours the transfer is vaild, otherwise not.
Does involve additional action to be done by your customers/clients though...

and/or use some specialized transfer methods like PM4Data
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