An access log is a text file which contains a thorough report on all the files accessed by your website visitors. All the files that were requested in one way or another will be included, so if you have a PHP script app and a visitor opens only the home page, for instance, you may find numerous files inside the log. It is because there are elements on the home page that are embedded - parts of other pages, pictures, etcetera. All of these files shall be listed in the access log, allowing you to get a detailed picture of the way your Internet site performs. The info is in plain text format, so the logs are frequently termed "raw data" as well. An access log contains the name of each and every requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, in addition to the user’s IP address, Internet browser and OS. More info, such as the referrer site, is usually 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 Shared Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel includes a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are among them. As soon as you sign in to your shared hosting account and visit this section, you will find a list of all the domains and subdomains that you have. All it takes to permit the generation of access logs is to press a button that will be available next to every single domain/subdomain. In case the option is enabled, you'll see a download link together with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your PC and look at it or process it with some application. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect instantaneously, so if you don't require one, you'll be able to stop it with a mouse click from the same exact section of the Control Panel. You will still be able to access the already developed content by clicking on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers

You shall be able to look at comprehensive access logs for any site that you host in a semi-dedicated server account created on our progressive web hosting platform. Our cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel will allow you to enable the function for each and every domain or subdomain in the account separately, so you can get logs only for the websites you need. After you sign in, you can navigate to the Access/Error Logs section in which you will discover a list of all the domain addresses and subdomains that you have added or created and an On/Off button on the right side of every one of them. Initiating or disabling the generation of access logs is as elementary as pressing that button and the change will take effect at once. You will be able to save the logs in .txt format by clicking on the Download link situated in the very same section. The latter will be available always, even after you disable the function for a specific domain or subdomain.