How to configure and download raw access logs in cPanel

This article describes how to configure and download your web site’s raw access log files in cPanel.Table of Contents

• About raw access logs
• Configuring raw access logs
• Downloading raw access logs

About raw access logs

You can setup and download your website’s raw log files for your own study using cPanel’s raw access log capability. Information about every visitor to your website and FTP site can be found in the raw access logs. It is possible to set up cPanel to automatically archive this data in your home directory as a compressed file once a month. Additionally, you have the option to set up cPanel to remove the archived log files from the previous month. You can open the archived log file in any text editor after downloading and decompressing it to your computer.

Archived access logs are stored in the gzip file format. These types of files have a .gz file extension. If your computer runs Microsoft Windows, you may need to download a program that can decompress .gz files. For more information about working with Linux-based compressed files, please see this article.

Configuring raw access logs

To configure raw access logs in cPanel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. Open the Raw Access tool:
   • If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Metrics section, click Raw Access:
   • If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the METRICS section of the cPanel home page, click Raw Access:
     
3. If you want to archive logs at the end of each month, select the Archive logs in your home directory at the end of each month check box.
4. If you want to delete the archived logs for the previous month, select the Remove the previous month’s archived logs from your home directory at the end of each month check box.
5. Click Save.

Downloading raw access logs

To download the raw access logs from cPanel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. Open the Raw Access tool:
   • If you are using the Jupiter theme, on the Tools page, in the Metrics section, click Raw Access:
   • If you are using the Paper Lantern theme, in the METRICS section of the cPanel home page, click Raw Access:
     
3. Click the filename of the file that you want to download.

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