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    apache2 rotatelogs help

    Hello

    I have installed apache2 on my ubuntu system.

    I am running Ubuntu 8.04 and the apache2 version is 2.2.8

    I just added the following two lines to my apache2.conf

    Code:
    LogFormat "[%P] %h %l %u %t %{UNIQUE_ID}e \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
    Code:
    CustomLog "|rotatelogs ${DH_LOG}/apache/access/access.%Y_%m_%d.log 86400" combined
    As ive read.. this should create a log file everyday at ${DH_LOG}/apache/access/access.2009_09_16.log

    I have enabled mod_unique_id as well

    I am able to see the unique id in the log entries...

    However the name of the access log is not in the specified format.. i tried putting 60 instead of 86400 to test if a new log is created every 60 seconds

    apache2 is still writing into ${DH_LOG}/apache/access/access.log even after restarting apache..

    Am i doing something wrong ?

    please help..

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    Re: apache2 rotatelogs help

    Do you have any other CustomLog directives in that virtual host? Or else where in our configuration?

    Also try to rename the LogFormat to something other than combined..

    Are there any erros in apaches error logs?

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    Re: apache2 rotatelogs help

    Will check and post back if i try and find out anything

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    Re: apache2 rotatelogs help

    Code:
    #
    # Based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob McCool.
    #
    # This is the main Apache server configuration file.  It contains the
    # configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
    # See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ for detailed information about
    # the directives.
    #
    # Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
    # what they do.  They're here only as hints or reminders.  If you are unsure
    # consult the online docs. You have been warned.  
    #
    # The configuration directives are grouped into three basic sections:
    #  1. Directives that control the operation of the Apache server process as a
    #     whole (the 'global environment').
    #  2. Directives that define the parameters of the 'main' or 'default' server,
    #     which responds to requests that aren't handled by a virtual host.
    #     These directives also provide default values for the settings
    #     of all virtual hosts.
    #  3. Settings for virtual hosts, which allow Web requests to be sent to
    #     different IP addresses or hostnames and have them handled by the
    #     same Apache server process.
    #
    # Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
    # of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
    # server will use that explicit path.  If the filenames do *not* begin
    # with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "/var/log/apache2/foo.log"
    # with ServerRoot set to "" will be interpreted by the
    # server as "//var/log/apache2/foo.log".
    #
    
    ### Section 1: Global Environment
    #
    # The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
    # such as the number of concurrent requests it can handle or where it
    # can find its configuration files.
    #
    
    #
    # ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
    # configuration, error, and log files are kept.
    #
    # NOTE!  If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network)
    # mounted filesystem then please read the LockFile documentation (available
    # at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/mod/mpm_common.html#lockfile>);
    # you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
    #
    # Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path.
    #
    ServerRoot ${APACHE_ROOT}
    
    #
    # The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
    #
    <IfModule !mpm_winnt.c>
    <IfModule !mpm_netware.c>
    LockFile /var/lock/apache2/accept.lock
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    
    #
    # PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
    # identification number when it starts.
    # This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
    #
    PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}
    
    #
    # Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
    #
    Timeout 300
    
    #
    # KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
    # one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
    #
    KeepAlive On
    
    #
    # MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
    # during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
    # We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
    #
    MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
    
    #
    # KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
    # same client on the same connection.
    #
    KeepAliveTimeout 15
    
    ##
    ## Server-Pool Size Regulation (MPM specific)
    ## 
    
    # prefork MPM
    # StartServers: number of server processes to start
    # MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept spare
    # MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept spare
    # MaxClients: maximum number of server processes allowed to start
    # MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
    <IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
        StartServers          5
        MinSpareServers       5
        MaxSpareServers      10
        MaxClients          150
        MaxRequestsPerChild   0
    </IfModule>
    
    # worker MPM
    # StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
    # MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
    # MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
    # MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
    # ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
    # MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
    <IfModule mpm_worker_module>
        StartServers          2
        MaxClients          150
        MinSpareThreads      25
        MaxSpareThreads      75 
        ThreadsPerChild      25
        MaxRequestsPerChild   0
    </IfModule>
    
    # These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
    User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
    Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}
    
    #
    # AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory
    # for additional configuration directives.  See also the AllowOverride
    # directive.
    #
    
    AccessFileName .htaccess
    
    #
    # The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being 
    # viewed by Web clients. 
    #
    <Files ~ "^\.ht">
        Order allow,deny
        Deny from all
    </Files>
    
    #
    # DefaultType is the default MIME type the server will use for a document
    # if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
    # If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
    # a good value.  If most of your content is binary, such as applications
    # or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
    # keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
    # text.
    #
    DefaultType text/plain
    
    
    #
    # HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses
    # e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off).
    # The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people
    # had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that
    # each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the
    # nameserver.
    #
    HostnameLookups Off
    
    # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
    # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
    # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
    # logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
    # container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
    #
    ErrorLog ${DH_LOG}/apache/error.log
    
    #
    # LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
    # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
    # alert, emerg.
    #
    LogLevel warn
    
    # Include module configuration:
    Include ${APACHE_ROOT}/mods-enabled/*.load
    Include ${APACHE_ROOT}/mods-enabled/*.conf
    
    
    # Include ports listing
    Include ${APACHE_ROOT}/ports.conf
    
    #
    # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
    # a CustomLog directive (see below).
    # If you are behind a reverse proxy, you might want to change %h into %{X-Forwarded-For}i
    #
    LogFormat "[%P] %h %l %u %t %{UNIQUE_ID}e \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
    LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
    LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
    LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
    CustomLog "|rotatelogs -l ${DH_LOG}/apache/access/access.%Y_%m_%d.log 86400" combined
    #
    # ServerTokens
    # This directive configures what you return as the Server HTTP response
    # Header. The default is 'Full' which sends information about the OS-Type
    # and compiled in modules.
    # Set to one of:  Full | OS | Minor | Minimal | Major | Prod
    # where Full conveys the most information, and Prod the least.
    #
    ServerTokens Prod
    
    #
    # Optionally add a line containing the server version and virtual host
    # name to server-generated pages (internal error documents, FTP directory 
    # listings, mod_status and mod_info output etc., but not CGI generated 
    # documents or custom error documents).
    # Set to "EMail" to also include a mailto: link to the ServerAdmin.
    # Set to one of:  On | Off | EMail
    #
    ServerSignature Off
    
    
    
    #    Alias /error/ "${APACHE_ROOT}/error/"
    #
    #    <Directory "${APACHE_ROOT}/error">
    #        AllowOverride None
    #        Options IncludesNoExec
    #        AddOutputFilter Includes html
    #        AddHandler type-map var
    #        Order allow,deny
    #        Allow from all
    #        LanguagePriority en cs de es fr it nl sv pt-br ro
    #        ForceLanguagePriority Prefer Fallback
    #    </Directory>
    #
    #    ErrorDocument 400 /error/HTTP_BAD_REQUEST.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 401 /error/HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 403 /error/HTTP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 404 /error/HTTP_NOT_FOUND.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 405 /error/HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 408 /error/HTTP_REQUEST_TIME_OUT.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 410 /error/HTTP_GONE.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 411 /error/HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 412 /error/HTTP_PRECONDITION_FAILED.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 413 /error/HTTP_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 414 /error/HTTP_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LARGE.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 415 /error/HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 500 /error/HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 501 /error/HTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 502 /error/HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 503 /error/HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE.html.var
    #    ErrorDocument 506 /error/HTTP_VARIANT_ALSO_VARIES.html.var
    
    
    
    # Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files,
    # see README.Debian for details.
    
    # Include generic snippets of statements
    # Include ${APACHE_ROOT}/conf.d/*
    
    # Include the virtual host configurations:
    Include ${APACHE_ROOT}/sites-enabled/*
    
    # Some config to pick up the right mime.types file
    
    <IfModule mod_mime.c>
          TypesConfig ${APACHE_ROOT}/mime.types
    </IfModule>
    Thats the apache2.conf in use..

    I put combined at end of CustomLog coz i wanted the log with 'combined' format rotated..

    im sorry.. im new to all this.. pardon my ignorance..

    please do let me know if there is anything wrong in the conf file itself
    Last edited by terrordrone; September 16th, 2009 at 01:41 PM.

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    Re: apache2 rotatelogs help

    hmm.. what do you have in {$APACHE_ROOT}/sites-enabled/ ?

    Looking at our configuration I assume that you have our site defined there in a <VirtualHost> block?

    Try moving the LogFormat and CustomLog directives inside your virtualhost block.. Or actully don't move the combined LogFormat, insted do something like this:
    Code:
    <VirtualHost...>
    [...]
      LogFormat "[%P] %h %l %u %t %{UNIQUE_ID}e \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined_with_uuid
      CustomLog "|rotatelogs -l ${DH_LOG}/apache/access/access.%Y_%m_%d.log 86400" combined_with_uuid
    [...]
    </VirtualHost>
    Also make sure that the rotatelogs is in $PATH


    - Tero

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    Re: apache2 rotatelogs help

    we actually run a script which sets all those variables so that we make apache use those particular files we want.. The sites enabled files are moved to that path.. and we have many virtual hosts defined there..

    will try putting the custom log directive there.. and check if its working..

    thanks for the lead !

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    Re: apache2 rotatelogs help

    Sorry for the late reply..

    ive put this under the virtual host
    Code:
    CustomLog "|${APACHE_HOME}\bin\rotatelogs.exe  ${DH_LOG}/apache/access/localhost_access.%Y%m%d.log 86400" combined
    and im getting the following error
    Code:
    piped log program 'I:\\ProgramFiles\\xampp\\apache\\bin\\rotatelogs.exe  I:\\Cap\\log/apache/access/localhost_access.%Y%m%d.log 86400' failed unexpectedly
    'I:ProgramFilesxamppapachebinrotatelogs.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.
    its windows machine.. i was just testing it out before moving it into the main server which is on ubuntu.. really dumb of me to be posting this here.. but i dont know where else to post this..

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