An access log contains a record of all the files which have been requested by the visitors while browsing your website. The list is detailed, so in case you have a web page with two embedded images, for example, all of the three files shall be in the log, not only the page. An access log normally contains the date, the OS, the browser and the IP address for every file in human-readable form, so you can get a good idea about the most well liked files on your website. The log, that's also frequently called "raw data", is an addition to the web stats which you usually get with a hosting account, not a replacement. An illustration why you could need such a log is if you want to use some software on your computer to prepare a report about the website’s general performance, but you do not want to use the standard graphs and tables that come with the server-generated website stats.
Access Log Manager in Cloud Web Hosting
Our custom Hepsia CP includes a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As soon as you sign in to your cloud web hosting account and navigate to this section, you'll find a list of all the domains and subdomains that you have. All it takes to enable the generation of access logs is to press a button that'll be available next to each domain/subdomain. In case the option is enabled, you shall see a download link together with the file size so far, so you will be able to save the file to your laptop or computer and view it or process it with some program. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect immediately, so if you no longer need one, you may stop it with a click from the exact same section of the CP. 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 Servers
When you host your sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will have the option to trigger or deactivate the generation of access logs with just several mouse clicks inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You shall find this feature within the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access once you sign in. All it takes for our system to start generating logs is a click on the On button that you can see there. The function can be activated individually for any website no matter if it uses a domain or a subdomain and you shall find the complete list of all the hosts within that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with just a click and you could then see it manually or use some software on your laptop or computer. The log generation can be disabled by simply switching the On option to Off within the Logs section of your Control Panel.