# Piwik - piwik.org   

## Description 

Piwik is the leading Free/Libre open source Web Analytics software.

Piwik is a full featured PHP MySQL software program that you download and install on your own webserver. 
At the end of the five minute installation process you will be given a JavaScript code. 
Simply copy and paste this tag on websites you wish to track and access your analytics reports in real time.

Piwik aims to be a Free software alternative to Google Analytics, and is already used on more than 250,000 websites.

## Mission Statement

> « To create, as a community, the leading international Free/Libre web analytics application, providing access to all functionality through open components and open APIs. »

Or in short:
> « Liberate Web Analytics »

## License

Piwik is released under the GPL v3 (or later) license, see [misc/gpl-3.0.txt](misc/gpl-3.0.txt)

## Requirements

  * PHP 5.1.3 or greater
  * MySQL 4.1 or greater, and either MySQLi or PDO library must be enabled
  * Piwik is OS / server independent

See http://piwik.org/docs/requirements/

## Install 

  * Upload piwik to your webserver 
  * Point your browser to the directory
  * Follow the steps
  * Add the given javascript code to your pages

See http://piwik.org/docs/installation/

You can generate fake data to play with by enabling the plugin VisitorGenerator in "Settings".

## Changelog

See http://piwik.org/changelog/

## Contact

http://piwik.org

hello@piwik.org

## More information

What makes Piwik unique from the competition:

  * Real time web analytics reports: in Piwik, reports are by default generated in real time. 
    For high traffic websites, you can choose the frequency for reports to be processed.

  * You own your web analytics data: since Piwik is installed on your server, the data is stored in your own database and you can get all the statistics using the powerful Piwik Analytics API.

  * Piwik is a Free Software which can easily be configured to respect your visitors privacy.

  * Modern, easy to use User Interface: you can fully customize your dashboard, drag and drop widgets and more.

  * Piwik features are built inside plugins: you can add new features and remove the ones you don’t need. 
    You can build your own web analytics plugins or hire a consultant to have your custom feature built in Piwik

  * Vibrant international Open community of more than 100,000 active users (tracking even more websites!)

  * Advanced Web Analytics capabilities such as Ecommerce Tracking, Goal tracking, Campaign tracking, 
    Custom Variables, Email Reports, and more!

Documentation and more info on http://piwik.org

## Code Status

  * Travis-CI: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/piwik/piwik.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/piwik/piwik) 
  * Jenkins: [![Build Status](http://qa.piwik.org:8080/job/Piwik.Full/badge/icon)](http://qa.piwik.org:8080/job/Piwik.Full/)

