An access log contains a record of all files that have been requested by the visitors while surfing around your Internet site. The list is comprehensive, so when you have a webpage with two embedded images, for instance, all of the three files will be in the log, not only the page. An access log usually features the date, the Operating System, the Internet browser and the IP address for every single 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 often referred to as "raw data", is an addition to the web data which you typically get with a hosting account, not an alternative. An example why you might need this sort of a log is if you intend to use some software on your computer to prepare a report about the website’s performance, but you don't want to use the standard graphs and tables that come with the server-generated web stats.

Access Log Manager in Website Hosting

Enabling the generation of access logs shall be very simple when you purchase a website hosting from us. The Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, provided with all the accounts, has a section dedicated to different logs which is where you shall find the access logs as well. Once you navigate there, you will see a list of all the domains hosted inside the account and the subdomains created for them. Our custom cloud hosting platform will start creating an access log for each of them when you click on the On button, that you will see on the right. If you no longer require logs, disabling the option is just as quick and can be accomplished by clicking on the Off button in the same exact section. All the logs are downloadable, therefore you can easily save and manage them on your PC or notebook.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, it shall not take more than a few clicks to permit the generation of access logs by our system if you require them. The function may be permitted via the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and this can be done independently for each and every domain or subdomain you have in your account. After you log in and look at the Access/Error Logs section of the CP, you'll see a list of all the hostnames with an On/Off button next to all of them. One click shall trigger the log generation and another one will deactivate it, so you can control this function with great simplicity. A Download link inside the same section will allow you to save the created content as a text file, that you could then use on your notebook or computer. Even when the logs are deactivated, you'll still be able to download the data that has been previously generated.