W3Perl
The facts below are what the maker publishes about W3Perl, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From W3Perl's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free software under GNU General Public License |
The facts
Each one read from W3Perl's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration
- A CGI-enabled web administration interface can manage configuration files and run statistics remotely.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Data storage
- W3Perl does not require a database or account to process statistics, and its HTML output needs no database.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Optional modules support IP geolocation, email reports, PDF export, city statistics and SPIP database access.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Log sources
- It supports WWW, FTP, mail, Squid, CUPS, SSH, DHCP and other logs.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- W3Perl is an open source logfile analytics tool that analyzes web and other server logs.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The download page lists stable version 3.20 dated June 30, 2015.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Remote logs
- Remote logfiles can be retrieved using rsync, SFTP or wget.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Reports
- It produces HTML reports, email reports and PDF reports, with daily through yearly summaries.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Perl is required; some features also require CGI, Ajax or optional plug-ins.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Resource limits
- The maker describes W3Perl as memory hungry and says highest precision can require RAM roughly the size of the logfile.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to a bug report form for bugs or installation problems and a forum for help and suggestions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The maker lists Unix/Linux, Windows and Mac OS, with Linux, Windows and Mac downloads.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Tagging
- When logfile access is unavailable, a JavaScript tag can create logfiles for analysis.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Visitor analysis
- Reports can show sessions and follow an individual user's page path.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
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