Chapter 26. Logging and Monitoring Web Server Activity

This chapter describes how the logging system in Apache works and how you can customize itwhich information to store and where to do it. Additionally, you will learn a quick way to use PHP and MySQL to log specific items of interest to you outside the realm of the Apache log files.

In this chapter, you will learn

• How to understand Apache log formats and logging levels

• How to rotate and analyze Apache logs

• How to interpret common errors that might appear in your logs

• How to create scripts that log specific items to database tables

• How to create custom reports based on these logging tables