An access log is a text file that contains a complete report on all the files accessed by your Internet site visitors. All of the files that were requested in one way or another shall be included, so when you have a PHP script app and a website visitor opens only the home page, for example, you may find plenty of files in the log. It is because there are things on the home page which are embedded - parts of other web pages, pics, etc. All of these files shall be listed inside the access log, so you can get a detailed picture of the way your site works. The information is in plain text format, so the logs are sometimes described as "raw data" too. An access log provides the name of each and every requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, as well as the user’s IP address, web browser and OS. More info, such as the referrer website, is oftentimes included too. A log file could be processed by various desktop apps for statistical purposes as an addition to the web statistics supplied by your hosting server.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel has a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As you sign in to your cloud hosting account and take a look at this section, you will find a list of all the domain names 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 each domain/subdomain. In case the option is active, you shall see a download link along with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your laptop or computer and look at it or process it with some application. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect right away, so if you don't need one, you can stop it with just a mouse click from the very same section of the Control Panel. You'll still have the ability to access the already created content by simply clicking on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to see in depth access logs for any Internet site that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account set up on our groundbreaking hosting platform. Our cutting-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel will enable you to activate the feature for each domain name or subdomain within the account separately, so you can get logs exclusively for the sites you need. As soon as you sign in, you can navigate to the Access/Error Logs section in which you will find a list of all the domain names and subdomains that you've added or created and an On/Off button on the right side of every one of them. Enabling or deactivating the generation of access logs is as basic as pressing that button and the change shall take effect instantaneously. You could save the logs in .txt format by clicking on the Download link in the same section. The latter shall be available all of the time, even if you disable the function for a particular domain address or subdomain.