An access log is a detailed list of all the files which were accessed by the visitors of a particular Internet site. Each and every file which was requested for some reason will be listed, so if you have a single webpage with three embedded pics, one video and one embedded text file, for example, the access log will contain a total of six entries - one for every of the 6 files that were accessed when the website visitor opened the webpage. A log typically shows the file name and path, the date, in addition to the visitor’s Operating System, web browser and IP address. Sometimes you could also find the referrer websites that sent the visitors to your site. The information which an access log file features is in human-readable plain text format. It can also be processed by special software on a laptop or computer and used to write reports on the performance of an Internet site, in addition to the web statistics your hosting server may have produced.
Access Log Manager in Shared Hosting
When you buy a shared hosting from us, you shall be able to decide if access logs have to be generated and for which domains or subdomains inside your account this must be done. You'll be able to enable this option from the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all shared accounts. Each and every domain name you host or subdomain you set up shall be listed there and you see an On/Off option next to each of them, so you can conveniently activate or disable the generation of access logs separately for every single site that you have. You'll be able to save a log to your laptop or computer by clicking on the Download link you'll see inside the very same section of the CP. The link shall be available even if you disable the log generation, so you shall still have access to the data compiled by our system.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, it shall not take more than several mouse clicks to trigger the generation of access logs by our system if you require them. The feature may be enabled via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and this could be done individually for every single domain name or subdomain which you have within your account. Whenever you log in and visit the Access/Error Logs section of the CP, you will discover a list of all the hostnames with an On/Off button next to every one of them. A single click will activate the log generation and another one will deactivate it, so you can control this feature with great ease. A Download link inside the same section will enable you to save the gathered content as a text file, that you may then use on your computer. Whether or not the logs are deactivated, you will still be able to download the data which has been previously generated.