An access log includes a record of all of the files that have been requested by the visitors while surfing around your website. The list is comprehensive, so when you have a webpage with 2 embedded images, for example, all of the three files shall be in the log, not only the page. An access log typically features the date, the OS, the 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 Internet site. The log, which is also frequently referred to as "raw data", is an addition to the web statistics you commonly 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 performance, but you don't want to use the regular graphs and tables which come with the server-generated web statistics.
Access Log Manager in Shared Website Hosting
Enabling the generation of access logs shall be very simple if you get a shared website hosting from us. The Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, included with all the accounts, has a section on different logs and this is where you will find the access logs too. As you navigate there, you shall see a list of all the domain names hosted within the account and the subdomains created for them. Our customized cloud hosting platform will start generating an access log for each of them the instant you click on the On button, which you will see on the right. If you no longer need logs, disabling the option is just as quick and can be accomplished by clicking on the Off button inside the same exact section. All the logs are downloadable, therefore you can effortlessly save and manage them on your PC or laptop.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, it will not take more than a couple of clicks to activate the generation of access logs by our system if you need them. The feature could be enabled through the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and this could be done independently for each domain name or subdomain which you have within your account. As soon as you log in and navigate to the Access/Error Logs section of the Control Panel, you'll discover a list of all the hostnames with an On/Off button next to each of them. One click shall enable the log generation and another one shall deactivate it, so you can control this function with great ease. A Download link inside the same section will permit you to save the gathered content as a text file, which you can then use on your PC. Whether or not the logs are disabled, you will still be able to download the data which has been previously generated.