7.12.1.3. Accessing the usage statistics from another location

It's often inconvenient to access the usage statistics from the same machine that is running Apache. To make the statistics password-protected and accessible from any system, edit the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/webalizer.conf to look like this:

#

# This configuration file maps the Webalizer log-analysis

# results (generated daily) into the URL space. By default

# these results are only accessible from the local host.

#

Alias /usage /var/www/usage

 Order deny,allow

 Allow from ALL

 AuthType Basic

 AuthName "usage statistics"

 AuthUserFile /var/lib/webalizer/passwd

 Require valid-user

Create the password file with the htpasswd command:

# htpasswd -c /var/lib/webalizer/passwd chris

New password:

 NeverGuess

Re-type new password:

 NeverGuess

Adding password for user chris  

The statistics reports should now be accessible using a web browser on any computer.