Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:26:16 -0600 From: Peter Pluta <peter@placidpublishing.net> To: David Robillard <david.robillard@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Apache Rotate Logs and Log Rotate. Message-ID: <45ECA718.5090908@placidpublishing.net> In-Reply-To: <226ae0c60703051152h183fca79k470d2b064d871ccf@mail.gmail.com> References: <226ae0c60703051056ofb18dffu1ea0b9d48297b0bf@mail.gmail.com> <45EC6BF3.9090606@placidpublishing.net> <226ae0c60703051152h183fca79k470d2b064d871ccf@mail.gmail.com>
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Gotcha, do you use a script to compress the logs after the SIGUSR1 and after waiting for a bit for apache to clear it's logging buffer (to not have missing logs)? David Robillard wrote: > On 3/5/07, Peter Pluta <peter@placidpublishing.net> wrote: >> Thanks, David. I had already configured it like that the first time >> around after reading up on it a bit. Most articles/tips I have read say >> to wait 10 minutes or so and then compress the logs with a shell script >> in order to be sure Apache finished logging to the files. Another thing, >> just to be sure. If I had 30 vhosts on my server and each had logs in >> their home directory, I would still use newsyslog to rotate and delete >> them, correct? I assume one needs tons of disk space to do that if the >> sites are rather large. > > Well, if you do use newsyslog to rotate Apache log files, then it's > just a matter of setting the number of files you whish to keep. From > newsyslog.conf(5) > > count Specify the maximum number of archive files which may exist. > This does not consider the current log file. > > Let's say you rotate your files once they reach 2Mb for example and > that you've configured 10 in your newsyslog,conf <count> field. Then > that means a maximum of 10 x 2Mb = 20Mb will be kept for one > VirtualHost. Now if you have 100 virtual hosts all configured this > way, then you will need 100 x 20Mb = 2000Mb or 2Gb for all your Apache > logs. > > Considering today's disk drive sizes are well beyond the 300Gb, I > don't think this is a problem at all. > > Of course, YMMV so check your own needs and do the math. > > Cheers, > > David
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