The Apache access log (access.log) contains a list of requests for your application that have bypassed Varnish®. These requests include pages, theme files, and static media files.
For a list of the log files handled by Cloud Platform, including accessing these log files, log file retention, and their locations, see About Cloud Platform logging. You can also review information about how to streaming Apache log entries in real time from your browser.
Parsing the log file
The following line is a representative example of the data written into your website’s Apache access log:
200.0.0.1 - - [04/Jan/2017:23:20:38 +0000] "GET /contact_us HTTP/1.1" 404 10117 "-" "Pingdom.com bot version 1.4 (http://www.pingdom.com/)" vhost=alphabeta.prod.acquia-sites.com host=www.example.com hosting_site=alphabeta pid=26731 request_time=10186417 forwarded_for="200.0.0.1, 162.0.0.1" request_id="v-00000zzz-d2d4-11e6-9bed-0aeea9eaf9af" location="http://apache.example.com/"
Each of the items in the Apache access log is noted in the following table, along with its description:
| Position | Data | Description |
|---|
| 0 | 200.0.0.1 | The remote host (client IP). |
| 1 | - | The identity of the user determined by identd. Rarely used. |
| 2 | - | The user name, determined by HTTP authentication. |
| 3 | [04/Jan/2017:23:20:38 +0000] | The date and time the request was received by the backend infrastructure. |
| 4 | "GET /contact_us HTTP/1.1" | The |
Apache access logs
The Apache access log (access.log) contains a list of requests for your application that have bypassed Varnish®. These requests include pages, theme files, and static media files.
For a list of the log files handled by Cloud Platform, including accessing these log files, log file retention, and their locations, see About Cloud Platform logging. You can also review information about how to streaming Apache log entries in real time from your browser.
Parsing the log file
The following line is a representative example of the data written into your website’s Apache access log:
200.0.0.1 - - [04/Jan/2017:23:20:38 +0000] "GET /contact_us HTTP/1.1" 404 10117 "-" "Pingdom.com bot version 1.4 (http://www.pingdom.com/)" vhost=alphabeta.prod.acquia-sites.com host=www.example.com hosting_site=alphabeta pid=26731 request_time=10186417 forwarded_for="200.0.0.1, 162.0.0.1" request_id="v-00000zzz-d2d4-11e6-9bed-0aeea9eaf9af" location="http://apache.example.com/"
Each of the items in the Apache access log is noted in the following table, along with its description:
| Position | Data | Description |
|---|
| 0 | 200.0.0.1 | The remote host (client IP). |
| 1 | - | The identity of the user determined by identd. Rarely used. |
| 2 | - | The user name, determined by HTTP authentication. |
| 3 | [04/Jan/2017:23:20:38 +0000] | The date and time the request was received by the backend infrastructure. |
| 4 | "GET /contact_us HTTP/1.1" | The |
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