An access log includes a record of all the files which have been requested by the visitors while exploring your Internet site. The list is detailed, so in case you have a web page with two embedded images, for instance, all of the three files shall be in the log, not just the page. An access log usually contains the date, the OS, the browser and the IP address for every file in human-readable form, so you can get a more complete picture about the most popular files on your website. The log, that's also frequently referred to as "raw data", is an addition to the web statistics you normally get with a hosting account, not a replacement. An example why you may need this sort of a log is if you intend to use some software on your computer to prepare a report about the website’s efficiency, but you do not want to use the conventional graphs and tables which come with the server-generated site statistics.
Access Log Manager in Web Hosting
When you order a web hosting from us, you shall be able to determine if access logs have to be created and for which domains or subdomains in your account this must be done. You can enable this feature from the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia CP, integrated 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 trigger or disable the generation of access logs individually for every website that you have. You'll be able to save a log to your computer by clicking on the Download link that you will see in the very same section of the CP. The link will be available even if you stop the log generation, so you will still have access to the data compiled by our system.
Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account with us, you'll have the option to enable or disable the generation of access logs with no more than a few mouse clicks from your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You shall find this function within the Access/Error Logs section, which you can access once you sign in. All it takes for our system to start producing logs is a click on the On button you'll see there. The feature can be activated independently for any website regardless of whether it uses a domain or a subdomain and you will find the complete list of all the hosts inside that section. Any access log can be downloaded as a text file with simply a click and you can then view it manually or use some software on your laptop or computer. The log generation could be disabled by simply changing the On option to Off inside the Logs section of your CP.