An access log contains a record of all files that have been requested by the visitors while exploring your site. The list is comprehensive, so if you have a webpage with 2 embedded images, for instance, all of the three files shall be in the log, not only the page. An access log usually includes the date, the Operating System, the web browser and the IP address for every file in human-readable form, so you can get a good idea about the most popular files on your site. 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. An example why you could need this type of a log is if you would like to use some software on your computer to prepare a report about the website’s efficiency, but you do not want to use the standard graphs and tables which come with the server-generated site statistics.

Access Log Manager in Shared Web Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel features a section focused on various logs and the access logs are one of them. When you sign in to your shared web hosting account and take a look at this section, you will find a list of all the domains and subdomains you have. All it takes to allow the generation of access logs is to click on a button which will be available next to each and every domain/subdomain. In case the option is enabled, you shall see a download link together with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your computer and examine it or process it with some program. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect immediately, so if you don't require one, you can stop it with simply a mouse click from the same section of the Control Panel. You shall still have the ability to access the already generated content by simply clicking the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you shall have the option to enable or deactivate the generation of access logs with no more than a couple of clicks in your Hepsia hosting CP. You'll find this feature inside the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access once you sign in. All it takes for our system to start creating logs is a single click on the On button which you can see there. The feature can be activated independently for any site regardless if it uses a domain or a subdomain and you shall find the complete list of all the hosts inside that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with just a click and you could then view it manually or use some software on your PC. The log generation may be stopped by simply changing the On option to Off in the Logs section of your Control Panel.