An access log is a complete list of all the files which were accessed by the guests of a given Internet site. Every single file which was requested for some reason shall be listed, so if you have one webpage with 3 embedded graphics, one video and one embedded text file, as an illustration, the access log shall contain a total of six entries - one for each of the 6 files that were accessed when the website visitor opened the webpage. A log normally shows the file name and path, the date, in addition to the visitor’s OS, Internet browser and IP address. In some cases you could also find the referrer Internet sites that sent the visitors to your site. The information an access log file provides is in human-readable plain text format. It can be processed by special software on a PC and used to prepare reports on the functionality of a site, besides the web stats your web hosting server may have created.

Access Log Manager in Cloud Website Hosting

Our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel includes a section focused on various logs and the access logs are among them. As you sign in to your cloud website hosting account and go to this section, you shall find a list of all the domain names and subdomains which you have. All it takes to enable the generation of access logs is to click on a button which will be available next to 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 laptop or computer and look at it or process it with some program. Enabling or disabling the logs takes effect instantaneously, so if you don't require one, you'll be able to stop it with simply a mouse click from the exact same section of the CP. You shall still have the ability to access the already generated content by simply clicking the Download link.