Apache provides access and error logs. The rsyslog agent can monitor these files and submit the logs to Nixstats.

Open up the Apache logging configuration file:
sudo vim /etc/rsyslog.d/31-apache-nixstats.conf

Now add the following in this file:

Replace USERTOKEN with your usertoken and SERVERTOKEN with your server token. You can find these values on the logging setup page.

$ModLoad imfile
$InputFilePollInterval 10
$PrivDropToGroup adm
$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog

$InputFileName /var/log/apache2/access.log
$InputFileTag apache-access:
$InputFileStateFile stat-apache-access
$InputFileSeverity info
$InputFilePersistStateInterval 20000
$InputRunFileMonitor

$InputFileName /var/log/apache2/error.log
$InputFileTag apache-error:
$InputFileStateFile stat-apache-error
$InputFileSeverity error
$InputFilePersistStateInterval 20000
$InputRunFileMonitor

$template NixstatsApacheTemplate,"<%pri%>%protocol-version% %timestamp:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %app-name% %procid% %msgid% [USERTOKEN@SERVERTOKEN tag=\"apache\"] %msg%\n"

if $programname == 'apache-access' then @@log.nixstats.com:514;NixstatsApacheTemplate
if $programname == 'apache-access' then ~
if $programname == 'apache-error' then @@log.nixstats.com:514;NixstatsApacheTemplate
if $programname == 'apache-error' then ~

Restart rsyslogd:

sudo service rsyslog restart

It can take a couple of minutes for your first data to appear on the dashboard.

Published on: 12 / 10 / 2018