An access log contains a record of all the files which have been requested by the visitors while surfing around your site. The list is detailed, so when you have a web page with 2 embedded images, for instance, all of the three files shall be in the log, not only the page. An access log normally includes the date, the Operating System, the Internet browser and the IP address for each file in human-readable form, so you can get an idea about the hottest files on your site. The log, that is also commonly named "raw data", is an addition to the web stats that you commonly get with a hosting account, not a replacement. An example why you could need this type of a log is if you wish to use some software on your PC to prepare a report about the website’s efficiency, but you do not want to use the typical graphs and tables that come with the server-generated web statistics.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Web Hosting

If you obtain a cloud web hosting from us, you shall be able to decide if access logs have to be generated and for which domains or subdomains inside your account this must be done. You can enable this function from the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia Control Panel, incorporated with all shared accounts. Each domain you host or subdomain you create will be listed there and you'll see an On/Off option next to each one of them, so you can effortlessly enable or deactivate the generation of access logs individually for every site that you have. You could save a log to your PC by clicking on the Download link that you'll see within the same exact section of the Control Panel. The link will 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 Servers

If you host your websites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us, you'll have the option to trigger or disable the generation of access logs with no more than several mouse clicks inside your Hepsia hosting CP. You will find this feature in the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access when you sign in. All it takes for our system to start producing logs is a click on the On button that you will see there. The function can be activated separately for any website regardless if it uses a domain or a subdomain and you shall find a detailed list of all the hosts in that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with a click and you may then look at it manually or use some software on your laptop or computer. The log generation can be stopped by simply changing the On option to Off within the Logs section of your Control Panel.