An access log features a record of all the files which have been requested by the visitors while browsing your Internet site. The list is thorough, so when you have a page with two embedded images, for instance, all of the three files will 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 an idea about the most popular files on your site. The log, which is also typically named "raw data", is an addition to the web data that you typically get with a hosting account, not a replacement. An illustration why you may need this sort of a log is if you would like to use some software on your computer system to prepare a report about the website’s efficiency, but you don't want to use the conventional graphs and tables that come with the server-generated web statistics.

Access Log Manager in Shared Website Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel features a section dedicated to various logs and the access logs are one of them. Once you sign in to your shared website hosting account and take a look at this section, you shall find a list of all the domains and subdomains you have. All it takes to enable the generation of access logs is to press a button that'll be available next to each and every domain/subdomain. When the option is active, you will see a download link as well as 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 takes effect immediately, so if you no longer need one, you may stop it with simply a click from the same section of the Control Panel. You will still have the ability to access the already generated content by clicking on the Download link.