Assignment 1: Perl & Web Log Analysis

[1] Description: The purpose of this assignment are: (i) to make sure you are familiar with the Perl syntax, (ii) to make sure that you read the HTTP/HTML documentation, and (iii) to introduce a real web log.

Your main job is to produce a report on the web logs. Please take a look at some of the log reporting pages on the web. The report should include at least the following:

[2] Input: There are two files for your program to read: (1) Access Log and (2) Error Log. They are relatively large files (about 200K each), so don't use them to debug your program. I am providing two smaller files for your use: (1) Access Log (small) and (2) Error Log (small).

[3] Output: As described above. The report should be an HTML page.

[4] Keywords: Perl, HTTP, HTML, style sheet.

[5] Due Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2006.