An access log is a text file which contains a thorough list of all of the files accessed by your website visitors. All the files that were requested in one way or another shall be included, so when you have a PHP script application and a visitor opens just the home page, for instance, you may find a lot of files in the log. The reason is that there are things on the home page which are embedded - parts of other Internet pages, pictures, and so on. All of these files will be listed in the access log, so you're able to get a detailed picture of the way your site performs. The data is in plain text format, so the logs are often referred to as "raw data" too. An access log provides the name of each requested file, the path to it, the date it was accessed, and also the user’s IP address, web browser and Operating System. More information, including the referrer Internet site, is oftentimes provided as well. A log file can be processed by various desktop apps for statistical purposes as an addition to the web statistics supplied by your hosting server.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Website Hosting

Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel includes a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. When you sign in to your cloud website hosting account and visit this section, you shall find a list of all the domain names and subdomains you have. All it takes to enable the generation of access logs is to press a button that will be available next to each domain/subdomain. In case the option is enabled, you'll see a download link and also the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your laptop or computer and examine it or process it with some application. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective instantaneously, so if you don't require one, you may stop it with simply a click from the same exact section of the CP. You'll still have the ability to access the already generated content by simply clicking on the Download link.