Troubleshooting with Apache Logging | Linux Today

Troubleshooting with Apache Logging

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 25, 2008

“The Apache Web server (Apache) comes with a powerful logging
framework. In the default configuration, Apache logs all errors to
an error log and all access requests to an access log. The default
level of logging is sufficient for analyzing traffic patterns and
for getting basic information about errors, but it may be
inadequate for troubleshooting purposes. Familiarity with all the
logging features can help you troubleshoot the Web server or
applications hosted on Apache.

“In the default installation of Apache on Fedora, you can find
the access log at /etc/httpd/logs/access_log and the error log at
/etc/httpd/logs/error_log…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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