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<manualpage metafile="log_server_status.xml.meta">
<parentdocument href="./">Programs</parentdocument>
<title>log_server_status - Log periodic status summaries</title>
<summary>
<p>This perl script is designed to be run at a frequent interval by
something like cron. It connects to the server and downloads the status
information. It reformats the information to a single line and logs it to
a file. Adjust the variables at the top of the script to specify the
location of the resulting logfile. <module>mod_status</module> will
need to be loaded and configured in order for this script to do its
job.</p>
</summary>
<section id="configure"><title>Usage</title>
<p>The script contains the following section.</p>
<highlight language="perl">
my $server = "localhost"; # Name of server, could be "www.foo.com"
my $port = "80"; # Port on server
my $request = "/server-status/?auto"; # Request to send
</highlight>
<p>You'll need to ensure that these variables have the correct values,
and you'll need to have the <code>/server-status</code> handler
configured at the location specified, and the specified log location
needs to be writable by the user which will run the script.</p>
<p>Run the script periodically via cron to produce a daily log file,
which can then be used for statistical analysis.</p>
</section>
</manualpage>