Does the access log is loaded in server memory ?

[Donovan]

Hi, each time something happens on the site, apache save the info on the access log.
Does it means it keeps the entire log in the memory ? How does it work ?

Donovan

[posterboy]

Not in memory, but on the disk. Try this:
tail -f 20 /var/log/httpd/access_log
and watch the hits get logged. This is the info that log analysis programs will later use to generate reports.
Ray


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