• • Make sure variable $doLogTopicView, $doLogTopicSave and $doLogTopicUpload in TWiki.cfg are set. This will generate log file entries (see below).

• • Attention: The script must run as the same user as the CGI scripts are running, which is user nobody on many systems. Example crontab entry:
    0 0 * * * (cd /path/to/TWiki/bin; ./statistics >/dev/null 2>&1)

Log File Details

TWiki generates monthly log files which are used by the statistics

• The log directory is defined by the $logDir variable in TWiki.cfg
• The file name is log<year><month>.txt
• Example path name: twiki/data/log202411.txt
• Each access gets logged as:
  | <time> | <wikiusername> | <action> | <web>.<topic> | <extra info> | <IP address> |
• Example log entry:
  | 28 Nov 2024 - 12:52 | Main.TWikiGuest | view | TWiki.WebRss |  | 66.124.232.02 |
• Actions are logged if enabled in TWiki.cfg by the $doLogTopic<action> flags
• Logged actions:

  Script	Action name	Extra info
  attach	attach	when viewing attach screen of previous uploaded attachment: filename
  changes	changes
  edit	edit	when editing non-existing topic: (not exist)
  register	register	E-mail address
  save	save	when replacing existing revision: repRev 1.3 when user checks the minor changes box: dontNotify
  search	search	search string
  rdiff	rdiff	1.4 1.3
  rename	rename	when moving topic: moved to Newweb.NewTopic
  rename	move	when moving attachment: Attachment filename moved to Newweb.NewTopic
  upload	upload	filename
  view	view	when viewing non-existing topic: (not exist) when viewing previous topic revision: r1.3

TWiki Site Tools

• You can create a WebNotify link using TWikiVariables with %NOTIFYTOPIC%

TWiki handles WebNotify entries that include the WikiName of a user or a TWikiGroup and an optional e-mail address. Example entries in WebNotify:

	 * Main.FredBloggs
	 * Main.FredBloggs - [email protected]
	 * Main.EngineeringGroup

The first entry is the default form, the notification gets sent to the e-mail address specified in the user's home page. The second entry lists an alternative e-mail address. The third entry specifies a group, the notification gets sent to each member of the group.

You can also use %MAINWEB% instead of Main, but this is not necessary even if you have renamed the main web by configuring $mainWebname in TWiki.cfg.

mailnotify also relies on two hidden files in each TWiki/data/[web] directory: .changes and .mailnotify. Make sure both are writable by your web server process. .changes contains a list of changes; go ahead and make this empty. .mailnotify contains a timestamp of the last time notification was done.

• Net::SMTP can be easily disabled (ex: if there is an installation error) by setting SMTPMAILHOST in TWikiPreferences to an empty value.

• You can set a separate SMTPSENDERHOST variable to define the mail sender host (some SMTP installations require this).

• You can create a WebNotify using TWikiVariables with %NOTIFYTOPIC%

• You can create a WebStatistics link using TWikiVariables with %STATISTICSTOPIC%

WebChanges

To check for the most recently edited topics while on-site, use the WebChanges link, usually located on the upper toolbar. It lists the most recently modified topics, newest first, along with the first couple of lines of the page content.

This is simply a preset SEARCH. The number of topics listed by the limit parameter.:

%SEARCH{".*" web="TWiki" regex="on" nosearch="on" order="modified" 
reverse="on" limit="50"}%

WebIndex

WebIndex lists all web topics in alphabetical order, with the first couple of lines of text. This is simply a preset SEARCH:

%SEARCH{"\.*" scope="topic" regex="on" nosearch="on"}%

-- MikeMannix? - 01 Dec 2001