An access log includes a record of all files that have been requested by the visitors while exploring your website. The list is comprehensive, so in case you have a webpage with 2 embedded images, for example, all of the three files shall be in the log, not just the page. An access log usually features the date, the Operating System, the web browser and the IP address for each and every file in human-readable form, so you can get a good idea about the most popular files on your Internet site. The log, that's also typically called "raw data", is an addition to the web stats you typically get with a hosting account, not a substitute. An example why you might need this sort of a log is if you wish to use some software on your PC to prepare a report about the website’s functionality, but you don't want to use the regular graphs and tables that come with the server-generated web stats.
Access Log Manager in Shared Hosting
Our in-house built Hepsia CP has a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. Once you sign in to your shared hosting account and go to this section, you will find a list of all the domains and subdomains which you have. All it takes to enable the generation of access logs is to click on a button that'll be available next to every single domain/subdomain. If the option is active, you'll see a download link together with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your computer and examine it or process it with some program. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect instantaneously, so if you don't require one, you may stop it with only a mouse click from the very same section of the Control Panel. You will still be able to access the already generated content by simply clicking the Download link.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our advanced website hosting platform shall generate access logs for each and every Internet site hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account, assuming that this feature is enabled. All domains and subdomains that you have shall be listed in the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia Control Panel, which we offer with all the accounts, so if you'd like our system to start creating logs for any of them, you should simply click on the little button on the right side of the respective domain/subdomain and switch the default Off option to On. You'll be able to deactivate this function anytime by following exactly the same steps. You'll find a Download link for each and every log within the very same section of the Control Panel, so you will be able to save the content produced by our system in .txt format with only a click. An existing log file may be downloaded even after the function has been disabled, so you'll still be able to see the data that's already been generated.