An access log includes a record of all files which have been requested by the visitors while exploring your website. The list is thorough, so when you have a webpage with 2 embedded images, for example, all of the three files will be in the log, not just the page. An access log usually features the date, the Operating System, the Internet browser and the IP address for each and every file in human-readable form, so you can get a good idea about the hottest files on your website. The log, that is also often named "raw data", is an addition to the web data you normally get with a hosting account, not a substitute. An illustration why you might need this type of a log is if you want to use some software on your computer to prepare a report about the website’s functionality, but you do not want to use the regular graphs and tables that come with the server-generated site stats.
Access Log Manager in Hosting
Enabling the generation of access logs shall be very easy when you get a hosting from us. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with all the accounts, features a section dedicated to different logs and that is where you'll find the access logs too. When you navigate there, you shall see a list of all the domains hosted in the account and the subdomains created for them. Our custom cloud hosting platform will start creating an access log for any of them as early as you click on the On button, that you will see on the right. If you no longer need logs, disabling the option is just as easy and can be accomplished by clicking on the Off button inside the very same section. All the logs are downloadable, therefore you can easily save and manage them on your desktop computer or laptop.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, it will not take more than a few clicks to trigger the generation of access logs by our system if you need them. The feature could be activated from the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and this may be done independently for each and every domain or subdomain which you have within your account. Once 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 all of them. A single click will activate the log generation and another one will disable it, so you can control this feature with great comfort. A Download link inside the same section will enable you to save the generated content as a text file, which you may then use on your computer. Even if the logs are disabled, you'll still be able to download the data that has been previously generated.