Error Tracker Pepper

Posted on September 10, 2005 at 07:58 PM EST

Error Tracker Pepper for Mint

Description

Error Tracker is a Pepper for Mint that enables you to see common HTTP errors (401, 403, 404, and 500) that your visitors receive while accessing your site.

Installation

Listed below are the instructions on how to start using the Pepper:

Download the files and unzip the file.
Create a custom error page for each of the following error types: 401, 403, 404, and 500.
Be sure to include a link to the Mint external JavaScript file in each error page:
```
<script type="text/javascript" src="/mint/?js"></script>
```
Upload the files to your root web directory (e.g. public_html).
If your server is running Apache, add the lines below to a file named “.htaccess” in your root web directory (e.g. public_html). If your web server is not running Apache you’ll need to contact your web host to find out what you need to do to have the server direct your visitors to your customized error pages.
```
# error handling
ErrorDocument 401 /401.php
ErrorDocument 403 /403.php
ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
ErrorDocument 500 /500.php
```
Note: Be sure to replace .php with the extension of the file type you’re using.
Upload the directory “jeffmiller” and its contents to /mint/pepper/.
Login to your Mint installation and in the Preferences click “Install” under Pepper.
Click the Error Tracker Pepper “Install” button. Click “Okay.”
Click Error Tracker under Pepper in the preferences pane.
In each of the boxes, enter some words that are unique to each error page.
Click “Done.”

Feel free to submit a comment to this post if you experience any bugs or have any suggestions.

Version History

v1.06 (February 18, 2006)

Updated for Mint 1.2 by Geoffrey Grosenbach

v1.05 (September 23, 2005)

Corrected an issue with HTML entities in the preferences pane.
Added compatibility with the new getCfgValue() API calls. (Mint 1.1+ is now required)

v1.04 (September 13, 2005)

The path to the error now links to the missing file and a secondary line has been added that displays and links to the referring page.
Truncated the error text to cut down on horizontal scrolling. (the full path may be viewed in the popup text by mousing over the error)

1.03 (September 12, 2005)

Added an error checking routine that displays an error if one or more of the required fields are missing in the Preferences pane.

v1.02 (September 11, 2005)

Fixed a bug where the entire page title was being displayed instead of the error code.

v1.01 (September 10, 2005)

Initial release.

Disclaimer

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS-IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR MISUSE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Download

error_tracker_pepper_106.zip
File Size: 8 KBs
Downloads: 2987

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A Fresh Look at Mint

Posted on September 06, 2005 at 01:03 PM EST

Last night, Shaun Inman released his long-awaited stat-tracking application, Mint. Mint is the replacement for what was previously known as, ShortStat, which I’ve been using since I released the retro version of my site in the beginning of May. I’ve been running it for about 15 hours now and have noticed some big improvements over ShortStat. The load time is significantly faster, the stats are no longer clogged with referrer spam, my visits to my site are now ignored, and the interface has a much cleaner look.

One of my favorite things about Mint is that it offers a quick and easy way to view all of my site’s important statistics in just one page view as opposed to having to click a lot get to various pages like with Urchin. Another great feature is the Pepper API, which allows others to create add-ons to make it better. Shaun is already offering two great additions; Local Searches, which records what your visitors are typing in on your local search form, and User Agent 007, which tracks visitor information such as their browser, platform, resolution, and Flash version.

Mint costs $30 per domain, which isn’t too bad, however I think it would be a lot better if he decided to charge $10 or $15 for each additional license.

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