An access log is a comprehensive list of all the files which were accessed by the guests of a certain site. Each and every file that was requested for some reason will be listed, so if you have only one page with three embedded pics, one video and one embedded text file, for instance, the access log will contain a total of six entries - one for any of the six files which were accessed when the website visitor opened the page. A log typically provides the file name and path, the date, plus the visitor’s Operating System, Internet browser and IP address. In some cases you could also find the referrer websites that sent the visitors to your Internet site. The info that an access log file features is in human-readable plain text format. It can also be processed by special software on a personal computer and used to prepare reports on the functionality of a site, in addition to the web stats which your web hosting server may have generated.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Website Hosting

Our custom-built Hepsia CP features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are among them. Once you sign in to your cloud website hosting account and navigate to this section, you shall find a list of all the domains and subdomains you have. All it takes to permit the generation of access logs is to click on a button that'll be available next to each 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 laptop or computer and examine it or process it with some program. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective right away, so if you don't require one, you'll be able to stop it with simply a mouse click from the exact same section of the Control Panel. You will still be able to access the already developed content by simply clicking the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our advanced hosting platform shall generate access logs for each and every site hosted within a semi-dedicated server account, assuming that this function is activated. All domains and subdomains that you have will be listed inside the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia Control Panel, that we offer with all the accounts, so if you need our system to start producing logs for each of them, you should just click on the little button on the right side of the respective domain/subdomain and change the default Off option to On. You may deactivate this function anytime by following the exact same steps. You will find a Download link for each and every log inside the exact same section of the CP, so you can easily save the content produced by our system in .txt format with no more than a mouse click. An existing log file may be downloaded even after the feature has been disabled, so you will still be able to check out the data which has already been generated.