I'm afraid there is no easy way to install the package right now. I don't
have any Mac around me to do the job :( .So if anyone is ready to complete
the task, I will be happy to include his work here !
I've been able to install w3perl a few years ago on an old Mac (System 7) so
I know that the package will work.
This help is just a first draft....feel free to complete the job and send
me comments.
* First STAGE : Install the scripts
- Create a cgi-bin directory inside your webserver directory if none exists.
- Create a w3perl directory inside your webserver directory.
- Your cgi-bin directory should be enable to run scripts and executable within.
- Download the w3perl package and extract it in your server's document directory.
- Inside you'll find an 'install.pl' perl file. Edit it
and change the $pathcgi, $pathw3perl path and the first line to reflect your
Perl binary location.
- Click on this file. You'll see output describing the installation process.
- Check that the directories /w3perl, /w3perl/config and /w3perl/resources/admin are writable by everyone.
- To be able to run, you need to change the filetype of the scripts (Perl)
* 2nd STAGE : Graphic tool installation
- If you want a Graphical display of your statistics you need a programme
called FLY
- Go to http://www.w3perl.com/fly/ and download the source code available for MacOS X.
- Place this in your cgi-bin.
- Remember where you put it because you will have to fill that in during the
configuration process.
- If you cannot get hold of a copy, the programme will still work except you
won't be able to see some nice histograms and pie charts.
* 3rd STAGE : Build configuration file
- Now use your opened browser (http://localhost/w3perl/admin/index.html) to build a configuration file.
- Click on Make configuration file and follow the procedures outlined. By filling in the details you will create a file called config.pl
- Once created, look for this file in /config/config.pl and cpoy it to your /cgi-bin/w3perl directory.
* 4th STAGE : Ready
- You should now be able to analyse your logs.
- In admin go through the Launch area links that will start your statistics from zero.
- Then run the incremental statistics function every week to accumulate your
statistics (or use a crontab on MacOS X).
- In order to read them go to http://localhost/w3perl/
* Problem ?
If you have any trouble with w3perl installation, I'm sorry but I won't
be able to help you. If you find a nice way to install the package (with
Wise), your help is very welcome.