An access log is a complete list of all the files that were accessed by the visitors of a particular site. Each and every file that was requested for some reason will be listed, so if you have just one webpage with three embedded pics, one video and one embedded text file, as an example, the access log will contain a total of 6 entries - one for any of the 6 files that were accessed when the visitor opened the page. A log usually shows the file name and path, the date, in addition to the visitor’s OS, web browser and IP address. Occasionally you can also find the referrer Internet sites that sent the visitors to your website. The info that an access log file provides is in human-readable plain text format. It can be processed by special software on a personal computer and used to prepare reports on the overall performance of an Internet site, besides the web stats that your web hosting server may have produced.
Access Log Manager in Cloud Hosting
Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are one of them. Once you sign in to your cloud hosting account and navigate to this section, you will find a list of all the domain names and subdomains that you have. All it takes to permit the generation of access logs is to click on a button which will be available next to each and every domain/subdomain. When the option is active, you shall see a download link as well as the file size so far, so you shall be able to save the file to your personal computer and examine it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective immediately, so if you don't need one, you can stop it with just a click from the exact same section of the Control Panel. You will still be able to access the already created content by simply clicking on the Download link.