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It's a bash script to parse an apache access log file.

Analysizing Apache log files to count most visited Unique Ip , to see http status codes , request method and most viewed unique URLS manually is an not an easy task due to the size of log file and less readability of log file.

Every time a web page is requested, an email sent or a login made, the event is recorded in a log file. An essential skill for any system administrator is to be to able parse through log files and extract useful information.

This script can be used for this purpose:

The script will extract data from log file such as :

• IDENTIFY FROM WHICH IPS MY SERVER HAS BEEN ACCESSED MORE AND HOW MANY TIMES (TOP 20 IP ADDRESSES )
• View request types GET/HEAD/POST/DELETE that are happening the most
• View highest 20 requested unique base URLs.
• View the most common response codes your visitors are causing.

- To get sample access log for practice purpose use:
  
  wget http://www.almhuette-raith.at/apache-log/access.log

- git clone https://github.com/NITHIN-JOHN-GEORGE/apache_log_parser.git

- cd apache_log_parser

- In prod environment where real access log is available , update the access log file path in script starting

Log_File=<apache access log file absolute path>

- ./apache_log_analyser.sh