Simple plugin to view Access logs

  • Lappert

    (@lappert)


    7 years, 2 months ago

    I’m looking for a simple plugin or method to view my site’s access and error logs (not user activity logs–I already have a plugin for that).

    We run our own server, so while I can go to /var/log/apache2/mysite.access.log, I’m looking for something I can access using the WP dashboard.

    I know there are plugins out there that will do 101 things. While I might get to that stage at some point, right now I just want to see the access and error logs (formatted in a way to be readable) so I can see the traffic.

    Thanks.

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/search/error+logs/

    Also, if you are using cPanel, the following tutorial has more information about the error log in cPanel: How to view cPanel Error logs. If you need help locating them, ask your hosting provider to help you with that. If you’re using XAMPP, log files by default are kept at: \xampp\apache\logs\error.log.

    Thread Starter Lappert

    (@lappert)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    Tanks for your reply, but not using cPanel or XAMPP. Just using plain old Apache2 (I guess it would be LAMP) Debian install.

    Years ago we used Accesswatch – I mean in the 90’s, no WP. For a while we also used AWstats, again pre-WP and before it was tied to cPanel.

    So just looking for a simple log parser showing overall traffic, ad hopefully broken down by page.

    Thanks

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    See if any of these plugins can work for you: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/search/error+logs/

    Thread Starter Lappert

    (@lappert)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you for the suggestion, but I already searched the plugin database for error (and also for access) logs. I was hoping for someone with expertise would have an idea here.

    The search (for just error) brings up over 2,000 results, with many for Activity, User, 404 and almost everything except what I’m looking for. Chances are many of the plugins are not compatible with WP5.1 or continue active development.

    JNashHawkins

    (@jnashhawkins)

    7 years, 2 months ago

    Years ago I used a log viewer on some old Cobalt Raqs but I can’t remember it and can’t find anything like it except this might be promising. It’s not a WordPress plugin.

    https://www.apacheviewer.com/

    And this looks promising but I’ve never used it.

    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/error-log-viewer/

    I recently used a TurnKey WordPress distro on a half dozen Cloud Servers and that distro has a Webmin control panel built in. I didn’t need the CP for much of anything (I thought) but it’s been right handy… if you ever need to rebuild sometime soon!

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