An access log is a comprehensive list of all the files which were accessed by the visitors of a given site. Every file that was requested for whatever reason will be listed, so if you have just one page with three embedded images, one video and one embedded text file, for instance, the access log shall contain a total of 6 entries - one for each of the six files which were accessed when the visitor opened the webpage. A log normally provides the file name and path, the date, along with the visitor’s OS, web browser and IP address. Occasionally you could also find the referrer sites that sent the visitors to your site. The data that an access log file includes is in human-readable plain text format. It may be processed by special software on a desktop machine and used to write reports on the overall performance of an Internet site, independent of the web statistics that your server may have produced.

Access Log Manager in Website Hosting

Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are among them. As you sign in to your website hosting account and go to this section, you will find a list of all the domains and subdomains which you have. All it takes to allow 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 along with the file size so far, so you shall be able to save the file to your personal computer and view it or process it with some application. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect instantly, so if you don't need one, you may stop it with 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 on the Download link.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host your sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will have the option to activate or disable the generation of access logs with no more than a few clicks within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You shall find this function within the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access as soon as you sign in. All it takes for our system to start generating logs is one click on the On button that you will see there. The feature can be triggered independently for any Internet site no matter if it uses a domain or a subdomain and you will find a full list of all the hosts within that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with only a click and you may then see it manually or use some software on your personal computer. The log generation can be disabled by simply switching the On option to Off in the Logs section of your Control Panel.