The tasks of managing a Web site have a lot in common with the normal duties of a system administrator. They include installation an maintenance of software, overseeing system security, and helping users with problems. After the sever software has been installed, it needs to be configured and fine-turned for optimum performance. Security issues must be addressed, and access schemes for non-public data set up. Log file management.
Log files provide users and administrators with important feedback on which documents are popular.
Usually, a stastics summary is generated before removing the log files and hept on-line for a longer period of time. Providing usage charts. Both remote users and local information-providers may be interested in stastics and usage charts, which can be automatically generated and mapped into the server's document space. Setting up seachable repostitories. Information usually has to be prepared before it can be made accessible.