[WEB4LIB] Re: Web site traffic software (ODBC with perl vs. asp)

[Gimon, Charles A]

The ActiveState distribution comes with Win32::ODBC, which is all you need.
If you need to do ODBC from a non-Windows machine, one of the DBI or DBD
modules should do it.

The Minneapolis Public Library's site is built with ASP/PerlScript, with
Win32::ODBC for database access, including for clickthrough logs.

--Charles Gimon
  Web Coordinator
  Minneapolis Public Library



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dobbs, Aaron [mailto:DobbsA at apsu.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:43 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Web site traffic software (ODBC with perl vs.
> asp)
> 
> 
> Perhaps my understanding of Perl is off, but I believe Perl 
> will recognize 
> and interact with ODBC objects.  My understanding is that 
> .asp (server side 
> vbscripting) is not the only way to work with Access.  Any 
> object oriented 
> language can work with ODBC objects, ie: C*, php/python, 
> Perl(I think), VB, 
> etc can be used to interface with the DB object (in your case 
> an Access Db)
> 
> Please correct me if I have erred 
> (I'm comfy enough with vb, so I use .asp)
> 
> -Aaron
> :-)'
> "Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts?"
> -Opus
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Wrote: 
> 
>                  <snip>                                       
>      We have 
> something that does this, written in perl.  I am re-writing it in ASP
> (bleah!) 
> to log things to an Access Database.  I am happy to share 
> either system, 
> if you are interested.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Pecaut [mailto:pecautm at missouri.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:16 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Web site traffic software
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 10:35:28AM -0700, Ellen Andes wrote:
> > I just joined this listserv and it looks like there is a lot of good
> > information here.  I am looking for software that will help us  get
> > statistics on Web site traffic.  For instance, what sites 
> do students
> access
> 
> Web traffic on your site?  This is all in your webserver 
> logs.  You can
> use logfile analysis software to produce nice looking 
> reports.  Two very
> good free ones are webalizer 
> http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/
>  and analog 
> http://www.analog.cx
> 
> > most?  We have some of this through our database vendors, 
> but I am hoping
> to
> > see where students are looking for information when they 
> are not working
> > through our licensed databases.  Two software packages that 
> I am aware of
> 
> If you want statistics on which web-based databases people are using 
> the most, you have to count clickthroughs (ie, how many 
> people are clicking
> links on your site to other sites).  Your weblogs won't have this
> information.
> To capture this you have to point your links to a 
> clickthrough counting
> script
> that logs what you want and sends the user where they want to 
> go.  We have 
> something that does this, written in perl.  I am re-writing it in ASP
> (bleah!) 
> to log things to an Access Database.  I am happy to share 
> either system, 
> if you are interested.
> 
> > are Access Watch and Counter.com. I'd appreciate 
> suggestions from those of
> > you who have used this type of software or know of a good product.
> 
> For some good information on tracking users, see 
> http://www.arsdigita.com/books/panda/user-tracking
> 
> -Mark
> >  
> > Ellen Andes
> > Reference & Circulation
> > Richard Bland College Library
> > 11301 Johnson Rd.
> > Petersburg, VA. 23805
> > 
> > 804-862-6227
> > FAX 804-862-6125
> > eandes at rbc.edu
>