Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:15:31 -0400 From: Jan Knepper <jan@digitaldaemon.com> To: Simon <simon@optinet.com> Cc: FreeBSD-ISP <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Log file rotation with Apache. Message-ID: <3B13E743.2010407@digitaldaemon.com>
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--------------090804080808040507050203 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I run webalizer once a day on low trafic domains and every hour on higher traffic domains or domains that require it. Actually, I had checked http://www.apache.org/ and found that the apache log can be "piped" into a log file handler. Just search for "log file rotation". I also figured that newsyslog can be used in some way since newsyslog is able to send a signal to a process after completion all it would need to so send a "kill -1" to the apache process it just trimmed a log file for. I just wondered if anyone else had battled this problem as I would think almost all of us here are running apache and sooner or later will have to take care of the log files.... Jan Simon wrote: > > How often do you run webalizer? i doubt there is a way to > rotate the log files without touching apache. It won't know > what to do once the log file is gone. If you simply rename > and then compress, apache will still append to the same > file and will therefore corrupt it. > > -Simon > > --Original Message Text--- > From: Jan Knepper > Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:18:10 -0400 > > Well what I want to solve is the size of the log files. > What I remember from the Webalizer docco is that it will scan .gz log > files. > I run Apache and Webalizer on the same .log files and have not seen > any problems with that yet. > > What my current problem is is that I would like to rotate the apache > log files without having to touch apache. > > Jan > > > > Simon wrote: > What we do is rename *.log to *.log.resolve, restart apache, run > webalizer on *.log.resolve. > > -Simon > > On Tue, 29 May 2001 13:05:32 -0400, Jan Knepper wrote: > > Hi! > > Does any of you know about a "clean" way to do log file for Apache > without disrupting webalizer? > > I have tried to just run newsyslog on them as I would like this best, > but Apache seems to stop logging after the first trim. I know I can > reset Apache with a "kill -1", but don't think that's exactly the way I > would like to resolve that problem. > > Thanks! > Jan > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > --------------090804080808040507050203 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head></head><body>I run webalizer once a day on low trafic domains and every hour on higher traffic domains or domains that require it.<br> <br> Actually, I had checked <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</a>; and found that the apache log can be "piped" into a log file handler. Just search for "log file rotation".<br> <br> I also figured that<br> newsyslog can be used in some way since newsyslog is able to send a signal to a process after completion all it would need to so send a "kill -1" to the apache process it just trimmed a log file for.<br> <br> I just wondered if anyone else had battled this problem as I would think almost all of us here are running apache and sooner or later will have to take care of the log files....<br> <br> Jan<br> <br> <br> <br> Simon wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:md5%3A64756D6D79206D657373616765206964"><font face="MS Shell Dlg" default="FACE"><font size="1" pointsize="8" default="SIZE"><br> How often do you run webalizer? i doubt there is a way to<br> rotate the log files without touching apache. It won't know<br> what to do once the log file is gone. If you simply rename<br> and then compress, apache will still append to the same<br> file and will therefore corrupt it.<br><br> -Simon<br><br> --Original Message Text---<br><b>From:</b> Jan Knepper<br><b>Date:</b> Tue, 29 May 2001 13:18:10 -0400<br><br> Well what I want to solve is the size of the log files.<br> What I remember from the Webalizer docco is that it will scan .gz log files.<br> I run Apache and Webalizer on the same .log files and have not seen any problems with that yet.<br><br> What my current problem is is that I would like to rotate the apache log files without having to touch apache.<br><br> Jan<br><br><br><br> Simon wrote:<br><font face="Courier New">What we do is rename *.log to *.log.resolve, restart apache, run webalizer on *.log.resolve.<br><br> -Simon<br><br> On Tue, 29 May 2001 13:05:32 -0400, Jan Knepper wrote:<br><br> Hi!<br><br> Does any of you know about a "clean" way to do log file for Apache <br> without disrupting webalizer?<br><br> I have tried to just run newsyslog on them as I would like this best, <br> but Apache seems to stop logging after the first trim. I know I can <br> reset Apache with a "kill -1", but don't think that's exactly the way I <br> would like to resolve that problem.<br><br> Thanks!<br> Jan<br><br><br> To Unsubscribe: send mail to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.org">majordomo@FreeBSD.org</a><font color="000000" default="COLOR"><br> with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message<br><br><font face="MS Shell Dlg" default="FACE"><br><font face="Courier New"><br><br><br><br> To Unsubscribe: send mail to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.org">majordomo@FreeBSD.org</a><br> with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message<br><br><br><br><font face="MS Shell Dlg" default="FACE"><br><br><br><font color="000000" default="COLOR"><br></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></blockquote> <br> </body></html> --------------090804080808040507050203-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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