[The Realist]

Apache / WebSite Logs

/usr/local/apache/logs/error_log
/usr/local/apache/logs/access_log
/usr/local/apache/domlogs/sitename.com
/var/log/messages
/var/log/dmesg
/var/log/maillog
/var/log/exim*
* = All files starting with exim are important to view and monitor
/usr/local/apache/logs/*
* = All log files inside the above directory are important to view and monitor
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/*
* = All log files inside the above directory are important to view and monitor
Server Login/Access Logs
/var/log/secure
/var/log/logins_log
CPanel Logs
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log

How do I view these logs?

Login to SSH as root, or as another user and su to root.
pico -w <log file path & name here>
Example: pico -w /var/log/maillog
To view the files inside the * directories you simply type.
cd <directory>
ls

View your logs in realtime

tail -f <complete_file_name>

Originally Posted by Boofo

I'm new at this and just bought my first srever. How do I find out where the apache logs file is located and what it is called?