An access log is a thorough list of all the files which were accessed by the guests of a particular website. Any file that was requested for some reason will be listed, so if you have only one webpage with 3 embedded pics, one video and one embedded text file, as an illustration, the access log shall contain a total of six entries - one for every of the 6 files which were accessed when the site visitor opened the webpage. A log typically contains the file name and path, the date, plus the visitor’s Operating System, worldwide web browser and IP address. Occasionally you may also find the referrer websites that sent the visitors to your website. The info that an access log file includes is in human-readable plain text format. It can be processed by special software on a laptop or computer and used to prepare reports on the functionality of an Internet site, independent of the web stats which your web hosting server may have generated.
Access Log Manager in Shared Website Hosting
Our in-house built Hepsia CP has a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. Once you sign in to your shared website hosting account and navigate to this section, you shall find a list of all the domains and subdomains that you have. All it takes to allow the generation of access logs is to click on a button that will be available next to each and every domain/subdomain. If the option is active, you shall see a download link along with the file size so far, so you shall be able to save the file to your computer and view it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect immediately, so if you don't need one, you can stop it with only a mouse click from the same section of the Control Panel. You will still have the ability to access the already created content by simply clicking the Download link.