An access log contains a record of all files which have been requested by the visitors while browsing your Internet site. The list is comprehensive, so in case you have a page with 2 embedded images, for instance, all of the three files shall be in the log, not just the page. An access log normally includes the date, the OS, the browser and the IP address for each and every file in human-readable form, so you can get an idea about the most popular files on your Internet site. The log, which is also typically named "raw data", is an addition to the web stats that you typically get with a hosting account, not a substitute. One example why you may require this kind of a log is if you wish to use some software on your PC to prepare a report about the website’s performance, but you do not want to use the standard graphs and tables that come with the server-generated website stats.

Access Log Manager in Website Hosting

Our custom Hepsia Control Panel includes a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As soon as you sign in to your website hosting account and navigate to 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'll be available next to each domain/subdomain. If the option is enabled, you'll see a download link and also the file size so far, so you will be able to save the file to your laptop or computer and examine it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective right away, so if you no longer need one, you could stop it with simply a mouse click from the same section of the CP. You will still have the ability to access the already generated content by clicking on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your websites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us, you shall have the option to enable or disable the generation of access logs with only a couple of clicks within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will find this function inside the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access as soon as you sign in. All it takes for our system to start producing logs is a click on the On button that you'll see there. The function can be enabled separately for any Internet site regardless of whether it uses a domain name or a subdomain and you will find the full list of all the hosts within that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with just a click and you could then see it manually or use some software on your laptop or computer. The log generation can be stopped by simply switching the On option to Off in the Logs section of your Control Panel.