HTTP_REFERRER Logging

[trilljester]

A good way to make your site better is to look at who/what is linking to your site. Most of your traffic comes from search engines, but sometimes you can find leeches, or hackers by checking the HTTP_REFERRER hitting your site. Granted, this can be spoofed, but I'm willing to say 98% of your visitors hitting your site aren't spoofing.

Can someone make an additional log for the AdminCP that logs these referrers? That would really help me out. Thanks in advance!

[Andreas]

Apache does already log them.

Btw.: My site get's only approx. 10% traffic from search enignes.

[TygerTyger]

Have a look at a host that offers Urchin Stats, AWStats or Webalizer. Alternatively any website will log that information in it's raw logs. Ask your host for access if you don't have it.

While we're on the subject though, it would be great to have a mod that displays a list of referrering domains in the manner of the right-hand column of this page:

http://www.ozpolitics.info/blog/?page_id=141

For that matter, the rest of the stuff on that page is pretty cool too.

[vau7]

Yeah that woulkd be nice.

[divided_by_fear]

is there any mods that do this yet i have been looking around for something like this.... it would be much easier to check from admincp...

[funinthesun]

I agree, would be a cool mod :)

[3dsoft]

HTTP_REFERRER would be cool!!!
Come on guys, this is really needed. Any CMS system (e.g. postnuke) can do that.
Of course, you could use AWStats or Webalizer but not anyone has that installed. Not to mention that I do not like neither one.

It would be much more convenient if you could access these logs through the vbulletin admin interface.

[Lea Verou]

I usually see them in my hosting cp :)
I agree with Andreas though that only a little percent comes from search engines. Well, maybe I need some SEO :p

[divided_by_fear]

yeah thats true you can see it in your control panel but it would be nice to see it in admin also... here is a mod that would be nice for 3.5.1 but seems if he hasent modded it yet... its nice cause it shows everything basiclly awstats would show
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=74603

[Lea Verou]

yeah thats true you can see it in your control panel but it would be nice to see it in admin also... here is a mod that would be nice for 3.5.1 but seems if he hasent modded it yet... its nice cause it shows everything basiclly awstats would show
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=74603

That mod is absolutely awsome divided_by_fear. I wish someone ports it...

[divided_by_fear]

yeah it is very nice... i was looking at it he has the install for the older vbulletin and a upgrade but it just wont work on 3.5.1 would be nice to see it ported..... i like how it shows all stats and everything and anything you could possibly want

[Lea Verou]

Yeah, even for just the admin it's a really powerful tool. Even my hosting cp doesn't have that many info (it does not have cPanel :()...
Has he said anything about porting?

[divided_by_fear]

i tried to write him and he never wrote me back.. so i think its out

[Lea Verou]

i tried to write him and he never wrote me back.. so i think its out

And the bad thing is that we need permission to port it :(
It's a shame :(

[divided_by_fear]

yeah i know im hoping someone knows him or can get ahold of him shame to see something so nice goto waste...

[Lea Verou]

yeah i know im hoping someone knows him or can get ahold of him shame to see something so nice goto waste...

Indeed :( I always considered this one of the best 3.0.x hacks :(

[akanevsky]

If I ever make stats similar to Bane's vbstats, I'll include referrer logging :)

[3dsoft]

I'll include referrer logging
that would be great!

[3z3k3l]

Did anyone find a http referrer mod yet?

I have two sites my main and my forums. I do have Cpanel but a referrer log on the forums seperate would be a great addition, you could find where most of your traffic is coming from and continue to advertise/promote on those places.

Has anyone made one yet?