Checks apache's access_log file, strips the search queries and shoves them up your e-mail

cat /var/log/httpd/access_log | grep q= | awk '{print $11}' | awk -F 'q=' '{print $2}' | sed 's/+/ /g;s/%22/"/g;s/q=//' | cut -d "&" -f 1 | mail youremail@isp.com -s "[your-site] search strings for `date`"

It's not a big line, and it *may not* work for everybody, I guess it depends on the detail of access_log configuration in your httpd.conf. I use it as a prerotate command for logrotate in httpd section so it executes before access_log rotation, everyday at midnight.

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By: isma

2009-11-22 03:03:06

awk cat grep sed strings cat bash sed awk grep cut mail httpd access_log

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Checks apache's access_log file, strips the search queries and shoves them up your e-mail

as unixmonkey7109 pointed out, first awk parse replaces three steps.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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awk '/q=/{print $11}' /var/log/httpd/access_log.4 | awk -F 'q=' '{print $2}' | sed 's/+/ /g;s/%22/"/g;s/q=//' | cut -d "&" -f 1

isma · 2009-11-22 17:13:48 40

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useless use of cat, grep. first 3 commands can be : awk '/q=/{print $11}' /var/log/httpd/access_log. I don't know how your log file looks like, but do you believe me if i say all the tools you use , grep, sed, cut etc can be done with just awk?

unixmonkey7109 · 706 weeks and 2 days ago

Of course I believe you. I just didn't know better, thanks for your input. I didn't say it was perfect, or efficient, I just thought it could be useful to someone. I'll publish an alternative.

isma · 706 weeks and 2 days ago

can you show a sample of your /var/log/httpd/access_log.4 file?

unixmonkey7109 · 706 weeks and 2 days ago

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Saeedsoltani · 16 weeks ago

What do you think?

Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?

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