About
A Web Log is a log file that logs information over a request and response.
Example
See:
- the Nginx log
Content
The information that may be listed in a http server log are information about:
- the http request and response
- the tcp connection
Example:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| bytes_sent | the number of bytes sent to a client |
| request_length | request length |
| request_time | request processing time in seconds |
| status | response status |
| method | The request method |
| time | local time |
And they are configurable.
Client IP Restoration
If you are behing a proxy, the request ip will be the IP of the proxy and not of the client. Every web server permits to restore the client IP (to set the IP of the client). See Client IP restoration.