An access log is a text file that contains a full report on all the files accessed by your site visitors. All 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 might find plenty of files inside the log. The reason is that there are elements on the home page that are embedded - parts of other webpages, pics, etc. All of these files will be listed inside the access log, so you're able to get a detailed picture of the way your site performs. The data is in plain text format, so the logs are often termed "raw data" too. 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, browser and OS. Additional information, such as the referrer Internet site, is usually supplied too. A log file may be processed by various desktop applications for statistical purposes as an addition to the web statistics provided by your server.

Access Log Manager in Hosting

Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel features a section focused on various logs and the access logs are one of them. As you sign in to your hosting account and take a look at this section, you'll 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 which will be available next to every domain/subdomain. If 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 PC and view it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect instantly, so if you no longer need one, you'll be able to stop it with a click from the exact same section of the Control Panel. You will still have the ability to access the already developed content by clicking on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our sophisticated web hosting platform shall create access logs for each and every website hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, as long as this function is activated. All domains and subdomains that you have will be listed within the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia CP, that we provide with all of the accounts, so if you'd like our system to start producing logs for any of them, you should just click on the compact button on the right side of the respective domain/subdomain and switch the default Off option to On. You may stop this feature at any time by following the very same steps. You can find a Download link for each log in the same exact section of the CP, so you will be able to save the content gathered by our system in .txt format with no more than a mouse click. An existing log file can be downloaded even after the feature has been deactivated, so you will still be able to view the data that's already been generated.