Re^3: Parsing Apache logs with Regex

The concatenation error result b/c you didn't match on $7-$11, so those variables didn't initialize, i.e. your regex failed to match. Are you sure your $lines match what you posted?

In any case, the suggestions to use Apache::ParseLog are being given by very smart people. Unless there is a strong reason not to, I'd say do what they say.

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Re^4: Parsing Apache logs with Regex by TheGorf (Novice) on Dec 31, 2008 at 20:48 UTC
The problem with Apache::ParseLog is that all it does is generate reports and stuff. I need something that will allow me break up the line so i can insert it into a database where we are then going to crunch for these patterns that we are looking for.	[reply]
Re^5: Parsing Apache logs with Regex by kennethk (Abbot) on Dec 31, 2008 at 20:59 UTC
gwadej's suggestion of Apache::LogRegex might fit your bill - I scanned the documentation and it's probably worth a few minutes of effort. Barring that, it might be worth it to incrementally add characters to your match expression (probably while doing some of the suggested reformatting) until the match fails.	[reply]