All options can be mixed. Command-line options override any settings in the configuration file. These options allow you to generate a powerful range of reports - if you are unfamiliar with them, start by using them one step at a time.

General options for both aw-parser and aw-report:
-v	Verbose mode	AccessWatch shows you what it is doing when generating the report.
-q	Quiet mode	AccessWatch is silent, with no output other than errors.
-c	Configuration File	Allows use of multiple or alternate configuration files.
For example...    aw-parser.pl -c /websites/mydomain.com/accesswatch.cfg    aw-report.pl -c /websites/mydomain.com/accesswatch.cfg
aw-parser options:
-l	Access Log	Specify path to an alternate access log
For example...    aw-parser.pl -l /logfiles/mydomain.com/access_log
-e	Erase data files	Will eliminate accumulated stats and clear space.
Time period options
-s		Generate stats for current month
-d		... last 24 hours
-w		... last 7 days
-m		... last 30 days
-y		... last 365 days
aw-report options:
-o	Report path	Specify an alternative report directory
For example...    example: aw-report -o /websites/mydomain.com/aw
-r	Report Range	Specify an range of dates to include in the report
-r takes an argument of the beginning and ending time of the report in the format YYYYMMDDHH-YYYYMMDDHH For example...    example: aw-report -r 1999010100-1999030113 This will generate a report on the log data for all dates between January 1, 1999 at 12 am and March 1, 1999 at 1 pm.
Time period options
-s		Generate stats for current month
-d		... last 24 hours
-w		... last 7 days
-m		... last 30 days
-y		... last 365 days
Recommended command line:
Configure the accesswatch.cfg file in the accesswatch/cfg directory. Run this command daily: aw-parser.pl -d aw-report.pl -w This will read your logfile and parse stats for the last day, then create a report of weekly stats. aw-parser will only update the stats that you haven't already parsed. This makes for a quick nightly update.
Advanced command line options:
You can combine all options to customize AccessWatch to your needs. Here are a few tips! For example, if your website document root is /websites/mydomain.com and your logfile is /logfiles/mydomain.com/access_log: aw-parser.pl -l /logfiles/mydomain.com/access_log aw-report.pl -o /websites/mydomain.com/aw This will read your logfile, and put the output in your web directory. You can then view the report at http://www.mydomain.com/aw/ Time periods can be specified to aw-parser: aw-parser.pl -l /logfiles/mydomain.com/access_log -d aw-report.pl -o /websites/mydomain.com/aw ... will produce a report for the last 24 hours and place it in your web server directory. You can maintain multiple configuration files for AccessWatch, for multiple domains: aw-parser.pl -c /path/to/accesswatch/mydomain.com.cfg aw-report.pl -c /path/to/accesswatch/mydomain.com.cfg aw-parser.pl -c /path/to/accesswatch/yourdomain.com.cfg aw-report.pl -c /path/to/accesswatch/yourdomain.com.cfg