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How to Check Daily Website Traffic for a Selected Month using AWStats in cPanel

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Introduction

This Knowledge Base article provides a concise, step-by-step guide on How to Check Daily Website Traffic for a Selected Month using AWStats in cPanel. Viewing daily traffic statistics within a specific month helps you understand day-to-day visitor patterns, identify peak traffic days, and track short-term trends. Use this guide when you need to analyze daily traffic variations within a particular month.

Prerequisite

  • Access to your cPanel login page.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Log in to cPanel

  • Access and log in to your cPanel account using your username and password.

Step 2: Open AWStats

  • In the Home page, under Metrics, click AWStats.

Step 3: Locate Your domain

  • From the Domain menu, locate the domain you want to view traffic statistics.

Step 4: Select Your domain

  • Click View next to the domain name.
  • The AWStats interface will open in a new window or tab.

Step 5: Select the Year

  • In the Reported period, select the month and year you want to review.
  • Click OK to apply the changes.

Step 6: Locate the Daily History

  • In left side of the page, locate and click the Days of month.
  • You will be directed to the Days of month section of the page.

Step 7: Review the Daily History

  • In the Days of month section, review the key traffic metrics displayed in the color-coded graph and table.

⚠️ Important Note:

  • Understanding Traffic Metrics:
    • Number of visits: Total sessions, including return visits from the same user.
    • Pages: HTML pages viewed (excludes images, CSS, and JavaScript files).
    • Hits: All file requests including images, scripts, and stylesheets.
    • Bandwidth: Total data transferred to visitors.

 

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can check daily website traffic for a selected month using AWStats in cPanel. Daily traffic analysis helps you identify specific days with high or low visitor activity, allowing you to optimize content publishing schedules and understand what drives daily engagement.

Should you encounter any issues or have any questions, our support team at IPSERVERONE is always here to assist you. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@ipserverone.com for any help you need.