An access log is a complete list of all the files that were accessed by the visitors of a given website. Every file that was requested in some way shall be listed, so if you have only one webpage with 3 embedded pictures, one video and one embedded text file, for instance, the access log will contain a total of 6 entries - one for each of the six files which were accessed when the visitor opened the webpage. A log usually offers the file name and path, the date, as well as the visitor’s OS, browser and IP address. Sometimes you can also find the referrer sites that sent the visitors to your site. The data an access log file provides is in human-readable plain text format. It could be processed by special software on a desktop machine and used to prepare reports on the functionality of a website, in addition to the web stats which your hosting server may have produced.
Access Log Manager in Cloud Website Hosting
Enabling the generation of access logs will be incredibly easy when you purchase a cloud website hosting from us. The Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, included with all of the accounts, has a section dedicated to different logs and that is where you will find the access logs too. As soon as you navigate there, you'll see a list of all the domain names hosted in the account and the subdomains created for them. Our custom cloud hosting platform shall start creating an access log for each of them as soon as you click on the On button, which you'll see on the right. If you no longer require logs, disabling the option is just as fast and can be accomplished by clicking on the Off button within the exact same section. All the logs are downloadable, which means that you can easily save and manage them on your desktop PC or notebook.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, it will not take more than a couple of mouse clicks to permit the generation of access logs by our system if you need them. The feature could be activated from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and this could be done independently for each domain name or subdomain which you have in your account. After you log in and go to the Access/Error Logs section of the CP, you'll find a list of all the hostnames with an On/Off button next to each one. A single click will enable the log generation and another one will disable it, so you can control this feature with great comfort. A Download link within the same section will permit you to save the generated content as a text file, which you may then use on your PC. Even when the logs are disabled, you'll still be able to download the data that has been previously generated.