AWStats logfile analyzer 5.9 Documentation

 


Upgrading AWStats to a new version

To upgrade AWStats from an old version to a new one, all you have to do is:

- Replace AWStats runtime files by new ones by:
        - decompressing new AWStats package to old install directory.
        - or just running your package tool for OS which have packaged version of AWStats provided.
- Your setup files should not be lost as AWStats default distribution does not overwite config file (it provides only one example of config file awstats.model.conf).
Sometimes, there is new parameter supported by the new version. As thoose parameters would not be in old config files, AWStats will use default values to work as it did when this parameter did not exists.
- Your old analyzed data should not be lost since your 'history files' are saved in the directory defined in DirData parameter in your AWStats config file and 'history files' format is compatible with each new version of AWStats since 5.x series. If you upgrade from 3.x, 4.x series to 5.x version or higher, AWStats will still be able to 'read' your old history files, however a warning will appear to ask you to run the 'migrate' process on your old data files. Just run the command that will appear in warning message. This warning will appear only after upgrade from 3.x or 4.x series to a 5.x or higher version and only if 'migrate' is necessary.