On Thursday 17 July 2008, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > 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 to > > a 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 to > optimize 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!
What would be the proper way to set the rotation of apache logs in newsyslog.conf when there are separate log files for each virtual host? Do I have to rotate them myself via a script in crontab? Thanks -- Mario Lobo Segurança de Redes - Desenvolvimento e Análise IPAD - Instituto de Pesquisa e Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Científico _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
