Tmp Directory In Cpanel

[kaseytraeger]

Hi all,

 

I'm trying to clean up my directory space a bit. My tmp directory has some items in it that I'm not familiar with. Will someone please clarify for me what items must stay and what items I can chuck? Yes, I know that tmp means "temporary," and logic would dictate that if something is temporary, it can be deleted. But I'd rather err on the side of caution and get the low down before I start "cleaning house" and deleting things left and right.

 

There are four folders within "tmp" (folders are in boldface and their embedded files are listed directly beneath them):

analog

- 10.html

- cache

awstats

- awstats.****.conf

- awstats012004.****.txt

- awstats022004.****.txt

- awstats032004.****.txt

- awstats052003.****.txt

- awstats062003.****.txt

- awstats072003.****.txt

- awstats082003.****.txt

- awstats092003.****.txt

- awstats102003.****.txt

- awstats112003.****.txt

- awstats122003.****.txt

- dnscachelastupdate.****.txt

webalizer

- ctry_usage_200305.png

- ctry_usage_200306.png

- ctry_usage_200307.png

- ctry_usage_200308.png

- ctry_usage_200309.png

- daily_usage_200305.png

- daily_usage_200306.png

- daily_usage_200307.png

- daily_usage_200308.png

- daily_usage_200309.png

- dns_cache.db

- hourly_usage_200305.png

- hourly_usage_200306.png

- hourly_usage_200307.png

- hourly_usage_200308.png

- hourly_usage_200309.png

- index.html

- usage.png

- usage_200305.html

- usage_200306.html

- usage_200307.html

- usage_200308.html

- usage_200309.html

- webalizer.current

- webalizer.hist

webalizerftp

- ctry_usage_200305.png

- ctry_usage_200306.png

- ctry_usage_200307.png

- ctry_usage_200308.png

- ctry_usage_200309.png

- daily_usage_200305.png

- daily_usage_200306.png

- daily_usage_200307.png

- daily_usage_200308.png

- daily_usage_200309.png

- dns_cache.db

- hourly_usage_200305.png

- hourly_usage_200306.png

- hourly_usage_200307.png

- hourly_usage_200308.png

- hourly_usage_200309.png

- index.html

- usage.png

- usage_200305.html

- usage_200306.html

- usage_200307.html

- usage_200308.html

- usage_200309.html

- webalizer.current

- webalizer.hist

 

There are also two individual files within "tmp":

- lastrun.bw

- lastrun

 

I'm hoping someone knows what all these files and folders are!!

 

Thanks a bunch!

Kasey

[TCH-Rob]

Analog

Webalizer and

AwStats

are your web stats programs, they tell you things like how many visitors you have had or what spiders have visited. We only use awStats anymore so you should be safe deleting those relating to Analog and Webalizer.

 

Those for awStats like awstats062003.****.txt are the stats for the month of June 2003. and the next would be for July and so on.

[kaseytraeger]

Thanks for the info, Rob! I appreciate it.