Mar 08
Log Files
The log files hold a good deal of secrets. Like who your visitors are, what they look at, which pages were viewed, keywords used to find you, search engine spiders, browser types, ip addresses, and other activity.
The key is to check the log files on a regualr basis. You can find and ban IP addresses from people trying to link to images, probing for directories, and others trying to hack your site.
There are several webstat programs out there, but your web hosting company should have one in place that you can use to view your information. It is an interesting and illuminating piece of information that can help in marketing and protecting your web site.
-Smitty
