How to rotate /var/log/httpd/access_log ?

[AlterEgo]

Can someone explain me how i can rotate the access_log in /var/log/httpd/access_log ? It's realy huge (about 5 gig a day) and i realy don't need it !

Thanks!

 

[serve-you.net]

create /etc/logrotate.d/httpd with the following. If will likely fail on that 5 gig log though. If you dont need it, I would stop apache, delete it, and restart apache.

/var/log/httpd/*log {
missingok
notifempty
daily
rotate 5
compress
sharedscripts
postrotate
/bin/kill -HUP `cat /var/run/httpd.pid 2>/dev/null` 2> /dev/null || true
endscript
}

 

[AlterEgo]

Thanks, wil first try a new httpd... i think your 2nd solution will not work because it will recreate access_log automatic.

 

[serve-you.net]

That's what it is supposed to do. Apache will not run without the access_log. It is defined in your httpd.conf.

 

[mikk]

You can always empty it with an hourly cron with somehting like

0 * * * * /bin/echo "" > /path/to/access_log

(may need to use \"\" cant remember)


seems strange for that log to be getting so large daily if its already set on rotation

 

[jamesyeeoc]

Wow, if his site is that busy, I wanna visit it too!!! lol

 

[serve-you.net]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
Wow, if his site is that busy, I wanna visit it too!!! lol

seriously.

 

[AlterEgo]

Originally posted by mikk
You can always empty it with an hourly cron with somehting like

0 * * * * /bin/echo "" > /path/to/access_log

(may need to use \"\" cant remember)


seems strange for that log to be getting so large daily if its already set on rotation

Thanks that's also a good solution!

 

[AlterEgo]

Originally posted by jamesyeeoc
Wow, if his site is that busy, I wanna visit it too!!! lol

Please send me a private message if you want to visit this site !