An access log is a text file that contains an extensive list of all of the files accessed by your site visitors. All of the files that were requested in one way or another shall be included, so when you have a PHP script application and a site visitor opens only the home page, for instance, you might find many files in the log. The reason is that there are resources on the home page which are embedded - parts of other web pages, pics, and so on. All these files shall be listed in the access log, so you're able to get a complete picture of the way your website functions. The info is in plain text format, so the logs are occasionally referred to as "raw data" too. An access log provides the name of each requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, along with the user’s IP address, Internet browser and Operating System. Additional information, including the referrer website, is typically included as well. A log file may be processed by various desktop apps for statistical purposes as an addition to the web statistics supplied by your server.

Access Log Manager in Shared Hosting

Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are one of them. As you sign in to your shared hosting account and visit this section, you shall find a list of all the domain names and subdomains which you have. All it takes to allow the generation of access logs is to press a button that'll be available next to each and every domain/subdomain. When the option is active, you'll see a download link and also the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your computer and view it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect right away, so if you no longer require one, you can stop it with just a mouse click from the exact same section of the CP. You shall still have the ability to access the already created content by clicking on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will have the option to activate or deactivate the generation of access logs with no more than a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will find this function in the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access when you sign in. All it takes for our system to start creating logs is a click on the On button which you can see there. The feature can be activated independently for any website regardless if it uses a domain name or a subdomain and you shall find the full list of all the hosts within that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with simply a click and you could then look at it manually or use some software on your computer. The log generation may be disabled by simply switching the On option to Off inside the Logs section of your CP.