Hi, Bill Moran:
In response to Zbigniew Szalbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:Hello, I am just wondering if for the software like Apache the log size matters at all. I rotate httpd logs monthly and each domain has its own log. One is over 145 MB in size. Just curious if I can keep it like that or should rotate more often? I have enough space on HD so the log's size is of no concern for me. I guess I am just asking for best practices advice... Thanks!There are potential performance issues. I believe that appending toa file becomes more expensive when a file gets very large (which is obviously the scenario with log files)
Thank you Bill - this is what I had in mind - whether appending to a large file will not be an issue? It is currently about 145MB. By the end of month it will surely be around 300MB.
Also, at rotation time, if you're compressing those logs it can be a pretty big load to compress 145M. If you're not compressing and not moving the files to another partition when you rotate them, then this part probably isn't an issue.
Yes, I am compressing them. Load is not an issue yet but I want tooptimize things that can be optimized. So I guess, rotate more often? I like the idea of having one monthly log because it is then processed by web stat software so it is easier to submit one than a couple of them.
Thanks! -- Zbigniew Szalbot www.LCWords.com
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