An access log features a record of all the files which have been requested by the visitors while surfing around your website. The list is detailed, so if 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 typically features the date, the OS, the web browser and the IP address for each file in human-readable form, so you can get an idea about the hottest files on your Internet site. The log, that's also commonly named "raw data", is an addition to the web stats which you typically get with a hosting account, not a substitute. One example why you may require this sort of a log is if you want to use some software on your PC to prepare a report about the website’s overall performance, but you do not want to use the conventional graphs and tables which come with the server-generated website statistics.

Access Log Manager in Shared Hosting

Our custom Hepsia Control Panel features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are one of them. As you sign in to your shared hosting account and take a look at this section, you shall find a list of all the domains and subdomains which you have. All it takes to permit the generation of access logs is to press a button that'll be available next to every single domain/subdomain. If the option is enabled, you'll see a download link along with the file size so far, so you'll be able to save the file to your personal computer and look at it or process it with some app. Enabling or disabling the logs becomes effective instantaneously, so if you don't need one, you may stop it with only a mouse click from the very same section of the Control Panel. You shall still be able to access the already generated content by clicking on the Download link.