An access log contains a record of all the files that have been requested by the visitors while surfing around your Internet site. The list is detailed, so if you have a web page with 2 embedded images, for instance, all of the three files will be in the log, not just the page. An access log typically contains the date, the Operating System, the web browser and the IP address for each file in human-readable form, so you can get a good idea about the most popular files on your website. The log, that is also typically referred to as "raw data", is an addition to the web statistics that you commonly get with a hosting account, not an alternative. A good example why you may need such a log is if you intend to use some software on your computer system to prepare a report about the website’s functionality, but you don't want to use the standard graphs and tables which come with the server-generated website stats.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Hosting

If you acquire a cloud hosting from our company, you will be able to determine if access logs should be produced and for which domains or subdomains in your account this must be done. You can enable this function from the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all shared accounts. Any domain name you host or subdomain you set up shall be listed there and you'll see an On/Off option next to each of them, so you can conveniently enable or disable the generation of access logs separately for each site that you have. You'll be able to save a log to your computer by clicking on the Download link that you shall see within the same exact section of the Control Panel. The link shall be available even if you deactivate the log generation, so you'll still have access to the data collected by our system.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will have the option to activate or deactivate the generation of access logs with no more than several clicks in your Hepsia hosting CP. You'll find this function in the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access after you sign in. All it takes for our system to start producing logs is one click on the On button that you will see there. The function can be enabled individually for any Internet site regardless if it uses a domain name or a subdomain and you'll find the complete list of all the hosts within that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with just a click and you may then look at it manually or use some software on your laptop or computer. The log generation may be stopped by simply switching the On option to Off within the Logs section of your CP.