Proxy Log Explorer Professional Edition

Analysis usually ends with a log file gathering all activities performed, just in case something goes wrong, or to keep track of all events. In this regard, Proxy Log Explorer Professional Edition comes with the means to monitor local, or remote servers for all events, and generating various, custom reports.

You start off by configuring a workspace, and a wizard shows up to guide you through the connection process to get in touch with the source. It’s possible to create an empty workspace and import log files from an existing location, or connect to FTP, HTTP, or local network locations. Needless to say that appropriate credentials are required.

Sooner or later you end up in the main window, with the active workspace you just configured. A side navigation panel allows you to quickly jump to different types of reports, depending on the monitored area of interest. These can refer to general stats, trends, access, visitors, destination, environment, or overall activity determined by time and date specifications.

Every area contains multiple sub-reports, which can also be accessed from the side navigation panel. Depending on the type of data stored inside, you can view details in a table, or chart mode. In case there’s a particular set of reports of high importance, these can be marked as favorites to be a mouse click away.

Search tools allow you to quickly identify, and jump to info fields of interest, function which can also be used through by regular expressions. If you need to work with more fields, there’s a built-in multiple selection tool, which works hand in hand with basic copy, or cut functions.

All reports are neatly displayed in the main window, but it’s not the only preview area. Your default web browser can be brought up with a HTML representation of reports. This type of file also represents an export option, apart from MHT, TXT, and CSV. A report can be sent via email.

Bottom line is that data analysis helps keep an activity on the right path, and Proxy Log Explorer Professional Edition is the way to go for different types of servers, or even computers over a local network. The workspace wizard quickly gets you up and running, while the variety, and depth of reports makes sure you don’t miss any bits of info.