Getting stats - logfiles or javascript?

[amateursurgeon]

I'm developing an application which will require me to records certain visitor stats like details of visitors, referrer, search terms etc.

Last time I looked into this sort of stuff was about 8 years ago, and logfiles were the way I did it... but I know things have changed.

Am I best off getting this info from apache logfiles, or should I use javacript like all the stats packages do?

AS

 

[patrick24601]

Why not both ? I have a site with two JS trackers and I look at the logfile.

 

[Tedel]

I use Statcounter. Good service. Besides, it's free.

 

[tweak50]

I use Google Analytics. Its free and produces stats for everything you could need to know, and can generate some nice reports if you have clients.

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