Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:34:22 -0800 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@ferrarishields.com> To: "Bret Walker" <bret-walker@northwestern.edu>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Log file analyzer Message-ID: <048001c622d9$6abee1e0$0599460a@dan>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> Does anyone know of a good free log file analyzer that can show where
> a
> visitors entering via a search term browsed?
>
> Ex. User xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx entered via a search for "puppies"
> visited /lab.html
> visited /care/fleas.html
> visited /beagle.html
> ended visit
>
> All of the free ones I know of only show a list of search terms - not
> any type of tracking.
Boy, wouldn't the Government LOVE to subpoena Google for that info!!!
Generally speaking, there's no way to track what links a user actually
clicks on in search results. Once a page has been delivered to the end
user, clicking on
http://www.some_web_site_listed_in_search_results.com
won't notify the search engine that it's been clicked.
HOWEVER, if your search engine has a CGI script that redirects links,
you can track it. An <A> tag such as:
<a
href="http://www.search_engine.com/track_my_ass.cgi?http://www.some_web_site_listed_in_search_results.com">;
some_web_site_listed_in_search_results</a>
will return to the search engine server (or wherever you want) where it
can be logged and then forwarded to the actual destination.
So, it *is* possible, but the system needs to be set up ahead of time...
~Dan
--
FreeBSD Cheat Sheets
http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?048001c622d9$6abee1e0$0599460a>