Import Server logs User Guide - Analytics Platform

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What is Matomo Server Log Analytics? When would I benefit from Log Analytics?Differences using Log Analytics VS using JavaScript client Pros and Cons of Using Log files Instead of JavaScript Tracking Use Log Analytics with Matomo Cloud Import data Using Matomo Server Log Analytics and using the standard Matomo JS at the same time Can Funnels be tracked with web server logs?Can Users Flow be used with web server logs?Can Roll-Up Reporting be used with web server logs?

Import log files

Requirements for Log Analytics Run the Log File importer script with default options Import additional data including bots, static files, and HTTP errors tracking Exclude some particular log lines

Troubleshoot

Import log files when my Matomo server is protected by HTTP authentication

On-Premise FAQs

Reprocess all websites, all dates and all periods, after initial import of logs Replay the traffic to Matomo and ingest logs of matomo.php (or piwik.php) requests