An access log includes a record of all of the files that have been requested by the visitors while exploring your site. The list is thorough, so in case you have a webpage with 2 embedded images, for instance, all of the three files will be in the log, not just the page. An access log typically features the date, the Operating System, the Internet browser and the IP address for each file in human-readable form, so you can get a more complete picture about the most popular files on your site. The log, which is also typically called "raw data", is an addition to the web data that you normally get with a hosting account, not a substitute. One example why you may require this type of a log is if you wish to use some software on your PC to prepare a report about the website’s overall performance, but you don't want to use the standard graphs and tables which come with the server-generated site statistics.
Access Log Manager in Cloud Hosting
Our in-house built Hepsia CP has a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As soon as you sign in to your cloud hosting account and navigate to this section, you shall find a list of all the domain names and subdomains 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 enabled, you will see a download link and also the file size so far, so you shall be able to save the file to your PC and look at it or process it with some application. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective right away, so if you no longer need one, you could stop it with a mouse click from the very same section of the Control Panel. You'll still have the ability to access the already developed content by simply clicking the Download link.