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As well as using logfile analysis as suggested earlier, you could also look at embedding your own analytics using PIWIK, the Open Source equivalent to Google Analytics.<br />
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More information can be found here: <a href="http://piwik.org/" rel="ugc">http://piwik.org/</a>
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As well as using logfile analysis as suggested earlier, you could also look at embedding your own analytics using PIWIK, the Open Source equivalent to Google Analytics.

More information can be found here: http://piwik.org/ [http://piwik.org/]

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I forgot to add - I would prefer something that is free. <br />
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I'll check out these suggestions.
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I forgot to add - I would prefer something that is free.

I'll check out these suggestions.

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Ended up going with AWStats and am pleased with the results. It took a little work to set it up but I like the detail. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Ended up going with AWStats and am pleased with the results. It took a little work to set it up but I like the detail. Thanks for the suggestion!

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We host our own website at my work, and I would like to track visitors via IIS, as opposed to running a script like Google Analytics or something that people often block. I only want to see basic stuff like unique visitors, most popular pages, and so on. <br />
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Any recommendations for this? We are running IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2.
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We host our own website at my work, and I would like to track visitors via IIS, as opposed to running a script like Google Analytics or something that people often block. I only want to see basic stuff like unique visitors, most popular pages, and so on. 

Any recommendations for this? We are running IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Website Visitor Tracking via IIS

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Web Servers

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Web Development

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.

Microsoft IIS Web Server

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