<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html><head> <link rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="anlgdocs.css"> <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="favicon.ico"> <title>Readme for analog -- introduction</title> </head> <body> [ Top | Up | Prev | <a href="start.html">Next</a> | <a href="map.html">Map</a> | <a href="indx.html">Index</a> ] <h1><img src="analogo.gif" alt=""> Analog 5.21: Introduction</h1> <hr size=2 noshade> Analog is a program which analyses logfiles from WWW servers. It works on almost any operating system. It is designed to be fast and to produce accurate and attractive statistics: and combined with <a href="http://www.reportmagic.org/">Report Magic</a>, you can generate <a HREF="http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/webstats/reportmagic/">even prettier reports</a>. It's free software. <p> Although analog is free software, its usage, distribution and modification are covered by a <a href="Licence.txt">licence</a>. You must agree to the terms of the licence before using the program. In particular, it comes with <em>no warranty</em>. <p> Although analog is free, if you like it, please consider <a href="http://www.analog.cx/donations/">making a donation</a> towards its development. Thank you. <p>This Readme describes analog 5.21. For the latest version of analog, see the <a href="http://www.analog.cx/">analog home page</a>. For examples of the output see <ul> <li><a href="http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/webstats/stats.html">our local statistics</a> <li><a HREF="http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/webstats/reportmagic/">a more graphical version</a> (using <a href="http://www.reportmagic.org/">Report Magic</a> with analog) </ul> <p> This Readme is split into several pages. Beginners should start with the <a href="Licence.txt">licence</a> followed by the section on <cite><a href="start.html">Starting to use analog</a></cite>. <p> You can navigate through the Readme by using the links within each page or the choices at the top and bottom of each page. There is also a <a href="map.html">map</a> showing the layout of the whole Readme, and an <a href="indx.html">index page</a>. For reading off line, or for printing, you can find a <a href="http://www.analog.cx/docs/whole.html">one-page version of the Readme</a> on my site. (NB It's over 400kb long!) <p> You might also find the <a href="../how-to/index.html">How-To's</a> helpful; these are descriptions by other authors of how to use analog for particular tasks. <p> Now you can go to <ul> <li><a href="start.html">Starting to use analog</a> <li><a href="custom.html">Customising analog</a> <li><a href="meaning.html">What the results mean</a> <li><a href="errors.html">Errors and warnings</a> <li><a href="faq.html">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)</a> <li><a href="mailing.html">Mailing lists</a> <li><a href="helpers.html">Helper applications</a> <li><a href="acknow.html">Acknowledgements</a> <li><a href="whatsnew.html">What's new in this version?</a> <li><a href="quickref.html">Quick reference</a> (for experts) <li><a href="map.html">Map</a> <li><a href="indx.html">Index</a> </ul> <hr size=2 noshade> Go to the <a href="http://www.analog.cx/">analog home page</a>. <p> <address>Stephen Turner <br>20 February 2002</address> <p><em>Need help with analog? <a href="mailing.html">Use the analog-help mailing list</a>.</em> <p> [ Top | Up | Prev | <a href="start.html">Next</a> | <a href="map.html">Map</a> | <a href="indx.html">Index</a> ] </body></html>