What is cPanel Analytics?
cPanel Analytics refers to the built-in tools and logs within cPanel that help you monitor your website’s traffic, performance, and usage statistics. It provides insights into who’s visiting your site, how much bandwidth you’re using, which pages are most accessed, and where issues may arise.
Why Analytics in cPanel Matter
Track Visitor Behavior: Understand how users interact with your website.
Monitor Resource Usage: Keep tabs on bandwidth, disk space, CPU, and memory.
Detect Threats: Spot suspicious IPs, bots, or failed login attempts.
Optimize Performance: Use usage trends to improve load speed and uptime.
Business Insight: Helps webmasters and business owners evaluate campaign effectiveness.
Main cPanel Analytics Tools
1. Awstats
A robust analytics tool showing detailed visitor statistics.
Visitors by country, browser, and operating system
Referring websites and search engines
Hourly/daily/monthly traffic
Most viewed pages
Access it via:
cPanel > Metrics > Awstats
2. Webalizer
Another traffic analysis tool (less detailed than Awstats but faster).
Graphical stats of monthly/daily traffic
Hits, visits, referrers
Bandwidth usage
Access it via:
cPanel > Metrics > Webalizer
3. Raw Access Logs
Provides downloadable logs in plain text format.
Useful for advanced users or developers
Can be analyzed manually or via third-party tools
Access it via:
cPanel > Metrics > Raw Access
4. Errors
Logs any website errors — e.g., 404 Not Found or 500 Server Errors.
Helps detect broken links or misconfigured pages
Essential for website maintenance and debugging
Access it via:
cPanel > Metrics > Errors
5. Bandwidth
Shows how much data your site is using.
Daily, weekly, monthly views
Breakdown by HTTP, FTP, and IMAP/POP/SMTP usage
Helps avoid overage on limited hosting plans
Access it via:
cPanel > Metrics > Bandwidth
6. Resource Usage (CPU & Memory via CloudLinux or similar)
If your host uses CloudLinux, you will see this tool.
Shows how much CPU, memory, and entry processes your site uses
Useful for identifying slow scripts or overuse issues
Access it via:
cPanel > Metrics > Resource Usage
Best Practices for Using cPanel Analytics
Check Awstats monthly to spot trends and referrer changes.
Monitor error logs weekly to fix broken pages or missing files.
Review bandwidth and resource usage during high-traffic events or campaigns.
Use analytics to plan upgrades — if traffic grows, consider higher hosting plans.
Combine with Google Analytics for deeper demographic and behavioral insights.
Tips
Use IP Deny Manager if you see suspicious activity from certain IPs.
Cross-check Awstats/Webalizer data with Google Analytics for accuracy.
Download raw logs regularly for backup or custom analysis.
cPanel’s analytics tools give website owners easy access to critical data — no need for third-party plugins or external tools. While not as detailed as Google Analytics, they provide reliable, server-level insight that’s perfect for spotting trends, maintaining performance, and understanding user behavior.