An access log is a text file which contains an extensive report on all the files accessed by your website visitors. All of the files which were requested in one way or another will be included, so when you have a PHP script app and a website visitor opens only the home page, for example, you may find a lot of files inside the log. This is because there are components on the home page which are embedded - parts of other web pages, pictures, and so forth. All of these files shall be listed inside the access log, so you're able to get a detailed picture of the way your site functions. The info is in plain text format, so the logs are often termed "raw data" as well. An access log provides the name of every requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, in addition to the user’s IP address, web browser and OS. More information, including the referrer website, is oftentimes provided too. A log file can be processed by various desktop apps for statistical purposes as an addition to the web stats generated by your server.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Web Hosting

When you opt for one of our cloud web hosting plans, you shall get thorough access logs for your sites. When you sign in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you should check out the Access/Error Logs section in which you will see a thorough list of the domains and subdomains that you have added or created in the hosting account. You'll only need to click on the On button, which is found on the right-hand side of every hostname and our cloud platform shall start generating logs immediately. To stop this function, you will need to follow the same exact steps and click on the Off button. The domains and subdomains can be handled independently and whenever you want. You will find a download link in the Logs section of the CP for any log generated by our system, so that you can save the file to your laptop or computer and view it or use it through some log processing software.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, it shall not take more than several clicks to trigger the generation of access logs by our system if you need them. The feature could be enabled from the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and this may be done independently for each and every domain or subdomain you have within your account. After you log in and visit the Access/Error Logs section of the Control Panel, you will discover a list of all the hostnames with an On/Off button next to each of them. One click will trigger the log generation and another one will disable it, so you can control this function with great ease. A Download link within the same section will permit you to save the generated content as a text file, that you can then use on your computer. Even when the logs are disabled, you'll still be able to download the data which has been previously generated.