An access log is a detailed list of all the files that were accessed by the guests of a certain website. Any file which was requested in some way will be listed, so if you have just one page with 3 embedded pictures, one video and one embedded text file, as an example, the access log shall contain a total of 6 entries - one for each of the six files that were accessed when the website visitor opened the webpage. A log typically shows the file name and path, the date, along with the visitor’s OS, Internet browser and IP address. In some cases you could also find the referrer Internet sites that sent the visitors to your Internet site. The info an access log file includes is in human-readable plain text format. It could be processed by special software on a laptop or computer and used to prepare reports on the functionality of an Internet site, in addition to the web statistics that your server may have created.
Access Log Manager in Cloud Web Hosting
Our custom Hepsia CP includes a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As you sign in to your cloud web hosting account and navigate to this section, you'll find a list of all the domains and subdomains you have. All it takes to enable the generation of access logs is to click on a button that will be available next to each domain/subdomain. In case the option is enabled, you'll see a download link along with the file size so far, so you shall be able to save the file to your computer and look at it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective instantly, so if you no longer need one, you could stop it with a click from the same section of the Control Panel. You shall still be able to access the already created content by simply clicking on the Download link.