An access log includes a record of all files which have been requested by the visitors while exploring your site. The list is detailed, so in case you have a webpage with two embedded images, for example, all of the three files will be in the log, not just the page. An access log usually features the date, the OS, the web browser and the IP address for every single file in human-readable form, so you can get an idea about the hottest files on your website. The log, which is also frequently referred to as "raw data", is an addition to the web stats you commonly get with a hosting account, not a replacement. An example why you could need this sort of a log is if you want to use some software on your computer system to prepare a report about the website’s general performance, but you do not want to use the regular graphs and tables that come with the server-generated site stats.

Access Log Manager in Shared Web Hosting

If you acquire a shared web hosting from us, you shall be able to choose if access logs have to be created and for which domains or subdomains in your account this must be done. You could activate this option from the Access/Error Logs section of the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all shared accounts. Every single domain you host or subdomain you set up shall be listed there and you will see an On/Off option next to each of them, so you can conveniently trigger or deactivate the generation of access logs independently for every site that you have. You may save a log to your personal computer by clicking on the Download link that you will see inside the same section of the Control Panel. The link will be available even after you deactivate the log generation, so you will still have access to the data compiled by our system.

Access Log Manager in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, it will not take more than several mouse clicks to trigger the generation of access logs by our system if you need them. The function could be permitted via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and this can be done separately for every single domain or subdomain which you have in your account. When you log in and go to the Access/Error Logs section of the CP, you'll find a list of all the hostnames with an On/Off button next to each one. One click shall enable the log generation and another one shall deactivate it, so you can control this function with great efficiency. A Download link within the same section will enable you to save the created content as a text file, which you may then use on your PC. Even if the logs are disabled, you'll still be able to download the data that's been previously generated.