How to Monitor Website Traffic and Statistics in cPanel (Track Visitors & Improve Performance)
Knowing who visits your website, when, and how often can help you improve your content, speed, and security. Fortunately, cPanel offers built-in tools that allow you to monitor website traffic and access logs without needing third-party plugins or analytics software.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to track website traffic and analyze statistics using cPanel, including key tools like Awstats, Webalizer, and Raw Access Logs.
✅ Why Monitor Traffic Through cPanel?
- 📈 Understand your audience behavior
- 🔍 Identify spikes in usage or suspicious activity
- ⚙️ Optimize server resources and page load times
- 🧹 Detect unused pages or outdated content
These stats can help you make smarter content and hosting decisions.
🚀 Tools to Monitor Traffic in cPanel
Let’s explore the top traffic-monitoring tools you can access inside your cPanel dashboard:
1️⃣ Awstats (Advanced Web Statistics)
Awstats offers detailed visual data like:
- Daily/monthly traffic volume
- Unique vs returning visitors
- Entry/exit pages
- Countries and browsers used
- Search engine bots and crawlers
How to Access:
- Log in to cPanel
- Go to Metrics > Awstats
- Click View next to your domain
📊 Use Awstats to identify your top content, peak times, and bandwidth usage.
2️⃣ Webalizer
Another useful statistics tool, Webalizer provides:
- Hits, visits, and referrers
- Graphs of usage trends
- Most accessed pages and files
How to Access:
- Go to Metrics > Webalizer
- Click View next to your desired domain
Webalizer is more raw and numerical than Awstats but helpful for fast trend checks.
3️⃣ Raw Access Logs
Want to dig into the actual access logs of your site? Raw Access Logs give you downloadable .log files showing every request to your server — great for troubleshooting and advanced analytics.
How to Access:
- Go to Metrics > Raw Access
- Download logs for any domain
- Open with a text editor or import into log analysis software
💡 Use this for security auditing, redirect tracking, or bot traffic inspection.
4️⃣ Bandwidth
See how much bandwidth your site has consumed over the last 24 hours, past week, or month. It’s useful for:
- Monitoring traffic spikes
- Avoiding resource overuse
- Detecting DDoS-like activity
Find it under Metrics > Bandwidth
🧠 Tips for Analyzing Traffic
- Compare peak traffic hours with server load to optimize performance
- Use referrer stats to spot valuable backlink sources
- Watch for unusual traffic spikes that might indicate scraping or attacks
- Use insights to improve SEO, landing pages, or server configuration
cPanel offers powerful tools to help you monitor website traffic and performance without installing anything extra. Whether you’re managing a small blog or a busy business site, these built-in analytics give you the data you need to grow and protect your website.
Want help interpreting your traffic data or optimizing performance? Reach out to our support team — we’ll gladly assist you.