An access log is a text file which contains an extensive list of all of the files accessed by your Internet site visitors. All of the files which were requested in one way or another shall be included, so when you have a PHP script application and a website visitor opens just the home page, for instance, you might find a lot of files inside the log. This is because there are elements on the home page that are embedded - parts of other Internet pages, images, etcetera. All of these files will be listed within the access log, so that you can get a full picture of the way your Internet site performs. The info is in plain text format, so the logs are occasionally described as "raw data" too. An access log contains the name of each and every requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, plus the user’s IP address, world-wide web browser and Operating System. More information, like the referrer Internet site, is usually supplied too. A log file could be processed by various desktop applications for statistical purposes as an addition to the web stats provided by your hosting server.

Access Log Manager in Website Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia CP features a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As soon as you sign in to your website hosting account and visit this section, you will find a list of all the domain names and subdomains which you have. All it takes to permit the generation of access logs is to click on a button that'll be available next to each and every domain/subdomain. When the option is active, you'll see a download link together with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your computer and view it or process it with some application. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect instantly, so if you no longer require one, you may stop it with just a click from the same exact section of the Control Panel. You will still have the ability to access the already created content by clicking on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to look at detailed access logs for any website that you host within a semi-dedicated server account created on our innovative hosting platform. Our cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP will enable you to enable the feature for every single domain name or subdomain inside the account individually, which means that you can get logs only for the websites that you need. After you sign in, you can navigate to the Access/Error Logs section in which you will find a list of all the domains and subdomains that you've added or created and an On/Off button on the right side of each of them. Activating or deactivating the generation of access logs is as easy as clicking on that button and the change will take effect instantaneously. You could save the logs in .txt format by clicking on the Download link located in the very same section. The latter will be available at all times, even after you deactivate the feature for a specific domain name or subdomain.