An access log is a complete list of all the files that were accessed by the guests of a particular Internet site. Every single file that was requested for whatever reason will be listed, so if you have only one page with 3 embedded pictures, one video and one embedded text file, for instance, the access log shall contain a total of six entries - one for each of the six files which were accessed when the visitor opened the webpage. A log usually contains the file name and path, the date, along with the visitor’s Operating System, web browser and IP address. In some cases you may 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 desktop machine and used to prepare reports on the overall performance of a website, aside from the web statistics which your server may have created.

Access Log Manager in Shared Hosting

When you pick one of our shared hosting solutions, you will get in-depth access logs for your sites. After you sign in to your Hepsia Control Panel, you can check out the Access/Error Logs section in which you will see a thorough list of the domain names and subdomains you have added or created in the web hosting account. You'll only have to click on the On button, that's found on the right-hand side of every hostname and our cloud platform shall start generating logs at once. To stop this function, you'll have to follow the same exact steps and click on the Off button. The domains and subdomains can be handled separately and anytime. You will find a download link within the Logs section of the CP for any log produced by our system, so you're able to save the file to your PC and view it or use it with some log processing software.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to check out comprehensive access logs for any website that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account created on our groundbreaking hosting platform. Our cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP will permit you to activate the feature for every single domain name or subdomain inside the account separately, which means that you can get logs just for the websites you need. Once you sign in, you can go to the Access/Error Logs section in which you will see a list of all the domains and subdomains which you have added or created and an On/Off button on the right side of all of them. Activating or deactivating the generation of access logs is as elementary as pressing that button and the change will take effect straight away. You can save the logs in .txt format by clicking on the Download link located in the exact same section. The latter shall be available always, even if you deactivate the function for a specific domain name or subdomain.