mod_usertrack

mod_usertrack overview

mod_usertrack module allows to track and log user activity on the site using cookies.

mod_usertrack directives

CookieDomain

CookieDomain directive defines the domain to which tracking cookie will be applied. If not specified, no domain will be included into the cookie header field.

The domain string must begin with a dot and include at least one embedded dot.

Example:

CookieDomain .example.com

CookieExpires

CookieExpires directive sets expiry time for the cookie generated by mod_usertrack. The expiry-time may be set either in seconds

Example:

CookieExpires 3600

or using the following denominations: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. In this case the expiry-time shall be put in quotes.

Example:

CookieExpires "5 weeks 6 days 7 hours"

If this directive is not used, cookies last only for the current browser session.

CookieName

CookieName directive allows to specify custom name for the tracking cookie. The default name is Ape.

Valid characters for the cookie name are: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, "_", and "-".

Example:

CookieName Ape_Tracking_Cookie

CookieStyle

CookieStyle directive defines the format of cookie header field. Three formats are possible:

• Netscape (default) - original but now obsolete syntax;
• Cookie or RFC2109 - the syntax that superseded Netscape syntax;
• Cookie2 or RFC2965 - the most up-to-date cookie syntax.

Valid characters for the cookie name are: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, "_", and "-".

Example:

CookieStyle Cookie

CookieTracking

CookieTracking directive enables mod_usertrack operation and forces it to send a user-tracking cookie for all new requests. This directive may be used to enable/disable user tracking for specific sites/directories.

Example:

CookieTracking On