Purpose

To update the WebStatistics page.

Used by

One of:

• This cgi script is invoked by the user when the user clicks 'force update' on the WebStatistics page
• It is also often called by cron so that stats pages are always up to date.
• It is set up using the TWikiSiteTools

TWiki Modules used

This CGI script depends on the following TWiki modules for functionality:

• TWikiDotPm

External Modules used

This CGI script also depends on the following external modules:

• None

PublicMethods?

• none

PrivateMethods?

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Command line parameters

• -logdate=200404
• -web

-- MartinCleaver - 23 Jun 2002

Issues

Doesn't take the -q flag

• The other BackendScripts? can be called with '-q' to suppress output in the event of the script working correctly. It would be nice if this script also had that option.
  • Workaround: (not tested) put 'statistics 2>&1 1>/dev/null' in your cron entry. Beware that you will never get any output from it even it is failing.

• This flag should be implemented. However, I think the best approach is to define a suitable log file and put all errors there - this shouldn't grow too quickly. I am very much against throwing away errors. [ RichardDonkin 25 Jun 2003 ]

• • Isn't this what the WarningsDotTxt? file is for? -- MartinCleaver - 26 Sep 2004

-- MartinCleaver - 25 Jun 2003