An access log is a text file containing a thorough report on all the files accessed by your Internet site visitors. All the files which were requested in one way or another will be included, so when you have a PHP script program and a website visitor opens only the home page, for instance, you might find plenty of files inside the log. This is because there are components on the home page that are embedded - parts of other web pages, graphics, and so forth. All these files shall be listed in the access log, so you're able to get a detailed picture of the way your website performs. The info is in plain text format, so the logs are sometimes called "raw data" too. An access log provides the name of every requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, plus the user’s IP address, browser and OS. More information, like the referrer Internet site, is typically included as well. A log file may be processed by various desktop programs for statistical purposes as an addition to the web statistics provided by your hosting server.
Access Log Manager in Cloud Website Hosting
Our custom-built Hepsia CP has a section focused on various logs and the access logs are one of them. Once you sign in to your cloud website hosting account and take a look at this section, you will find a list of all the domains and subdomains 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 and every domain/subdomain. In case the option is active, you shall see a download link as well as the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your laptop or computer and view it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective instantaneously, so if you no longer need one, you could stop it with just a mouse click from the exact same section of the CP. You shall still be able to access the already created content by simply clicking on the Download link.