logrotate documentation for Ubuntu #91
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Shell script is used because logrotate runs through sh. More easily tested and maintained from a separate script and harder to run into parsing problems too. Output directed to /dev/null
| 0 1 * * * /path/to/piwik/misc/log-analytics/import-logs.py -u piwik.example.com `date --date=yesterday +/var/log/apache/access-\%Y-\%m-\%d.log` | ||
| 0 1 * * * /path/to/your_script.sh > /dev/null | ||
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| For Apache on Debian/Ubuntu, you should call your script from logrotate directly instead. Change the keyword `weekly` to `daily` in `/etc/logrotate.d/apache2`. Then add `/path/to/your_script.sh > /dev/null` in the `postrotate` section (on the line immediately after apache configuration is reloaded.) |
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Not sure if I should explicitly say you should add the dateext option. The format does not match that of the sample shell script anyway. (logrotate’s default is: whatever.log-YYYYMMDD)
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can you explain where dateext should be used? what format does not match?
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I want to show daily visitor numbers on graph. I have to take this numbers from url via json. Then I must show it daily in graph.Thank you in advance.
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:43:16 -0700
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Subject: Re: [piwik] logrotate documentation for Ubuntu (#91)
In misc/log-analytics/README.md:
You can then import your logs automatically each day (at 0:01). Setup a cron job with the command:
- 0 1 * * * /path/to/piwik/misc/log-analytics/import-logs.py -u piwik.example.com
date --date=yesterday +/var/log/apache/access-\%Y-\%m-\%d.log- 0 1 * * * /path/to/your_script.sh > /dev/null
+For Apache on Debian/Ubuntu, you should call your script from logrotate directly instead. Change the keyword
weeklytodailyin/etc/logrotate.d/apache2. Then add/path/to/your_script.sh > /dev/nullin thepostrotatesection (on the line immediately after apache configuration is reloaded.)
can you explain where dateext should be used? what format does not match?
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@mattab, |
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should I merge your PR as is (is it correct?) or would you like to mention this somehow in the readme? |
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Any update? |
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Ping us to reopen PR, cheers! |
Shell script is used because logrotate runs through sh. More easily tested and maintained from a separate script and harder to run into parsing problems too.
Output directed to /dev/null