An access log includes a record of all the files that have been requested by the visitors while browsing your Internet site. The list is thorough, so if you have a page with 2 embedded images, for instance, all of the three files shall be in the log, not only the page. An access log usually includes the date, the Operating System, the web browser and the IP address for every file in human-readable form, so you can get a good idea about the hottest files on your Internet site. The log, that is also often referred to as "raw data", is an addition to the web statistics that you usually get with a hosting account, not an alternative. An illustration why you may need this kind of a log is if you would like to use some software on your computer to prepare a report about the website’s functionality, but you do not want to use the typical graphs and tables that come with the server-generated website statistics.
Access Log Manager in Shared Web Hosting
Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are one of them. As soon as you sign in to your shared web hosting account and visit this section, you'll find a list of all the domains and subdomains you have. All it takes to permit the generation of access logs is to press a button that'll be available next to every single domain/subdomain. In case the option is active, you will see a download link together with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your personal computer and view it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect right away, so if you no longer need one, you could stop it with only a mouse click from the very same section of the Control Panel. You shall still be able to access the already created content by simply clicking on the Download link.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Our state-of-the-art web hosting platform shall generate access logs for each and every Internet site hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, provided that this function is activated. All domains and subdomains that you have will be listed within the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia CP, which we provide with all the accounts, so if you need our system to start creating logs for each of them, you should simply click on the compact button on the right side of the respective domain/subdomain and change the default Off option to On. You'll be able to stop this feature anytime by following the very same steps. You will find a Download link for each log inside the same section of the CP, so you can save the content gathered by our system in .txt format with just a click. An existing log file could be downloaded even after the feature has been disabled, so you'll still be able to see the data which has already been generated.