Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Ladislav Bodnar
On Saturday 26 November 2005 08:38, Dan O'Connor wrote: > In /etc/newsyslog.conf: > > /var/log/httpd-access.log               644  4     100  *     J > /var/run/httpd.pid  30 > /var/log/httpd-error.log                644  4     100  *     J > /var/run/httpd.pid  30 > > This will signal apache to do

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Holger Kipp
On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 04:38:14PM -0800, Dan O'Connor wrote: > >Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restart > >Apache, otherwise it won't write into the new httpd-access.log file. > > In /etc/newsyslog.conf: > > /var/log/httpd-access.log 644 4 100 *

Re: Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Dan O'Connor
/var/log/httpd-access.log 644 4 100 * J /var/run/httpd.pid 30 /var/log/httpd-error.log644 4 100 * J /var/run/httpd.pid 30 Sorry about that word wrap...the "/var/run/httpd.pid 30" parts should be on the same line as the line immediately above

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Holger Kipp
On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 05:09:25PM +, Gerald de la Pascua wrote: > loose entries? what in the window between the copy and the restart? Yes. > would the scheme you suggest work with individual logfiles for individual > domains? You can use the CustomLog directive per virtual server. You cou

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Dan O'Connor
Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restart Apache, otherwise it won't write into the new httpd-access.log file. In /etc/newsyslog.conf: /var/log/httpd-access.log 644 4 100 * J /var/run/httpd.pid 30 /var/log/httpd-error.log644 4

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Gerald de la Pascua
loose entries? what in the window between the copy and the restart? would the scheme you suggest work with individual logfiles for individual domains? Gerald On 11/25/05, Holger Kipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 02:28:31PM +, Gerald de la Pascua wrote: > > I usall

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Holger Kipp
On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 02:28:31PM +, Gerald de la Pascua wrote: > I usally just copy the file and then > > echo > /var/log/apache/httpd_log > > and apache doesn't seem to need to be restarted, you will lose log entries. don't do that. Regards, Holger Kipp alogis AG, Berlin

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Gerald de la Pascua
I usally just copy the file and then echo > /var/log/apache/httpd_log and apache doesn't seem to need to be restarted, thanks Gerald On 11/25/05, Luke Hollins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ladislav Bodnar wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restar

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Holger Kipp
On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 08:45:43AM +0800, Ladislav Bodnar wrote: > Hi, > > Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restart Apache, > otherwise it won't write into the new httpd-access.log file. I usually use something like CustomLog "|/usr/local/sbin/rotatelogs /var/log/apache/

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-25 Thread Luke Hollins
Ladislav Bodnar wrote: Hi, Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restart Apache, otherwise it won't write into the new httpd-access.log file. Is there a way for Apache (version 2.0.55 on FreeBSD 6.0) to write to the new log file without the need to restart it? I restart i

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-24 Thread Darren Henderson
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, Ladislav Bodnar wrote: Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restart Apache, otherwise it won't write into the new httpd-access.log file. Use apache's logrotate if you never want to stop apache. If you don't mind the restart you can use newsyslog to rol

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-24 Thread Michael Vince
Ladislav Bodnar wrote: Hi, Every time my httpd-access.log file is rotated I need to restart Apache, otherwise it won't write into the new httpd-access.log file. Is there a way for Apache (version 2.0.55 on FreeBSD 6.0) to write to the new log file without the need to restart it? I restart i

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-24 Thread Calvin OnEarth
My very non-orthodox way is to:- 1) copy the entire content of the log file out for storage, renamed according to date. 2) cat /dev/null to the apache logfile On 11/25/05, Philip Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/11/2005, at 1:45 PM, Ladislav Bodnar wrote: > > Is there a way for Apache

Re: Rotating web server logs without restarting Apache

2005-11-24 Thread Philip Murray
On 25/11/2005, at 1:45 PM, Ladislav Bodnar wrote: Is there a way for Apache (version 2.0.55 on FreeBSD 6.0) to write to the new log file without the need to restart it? I restart it routinely from a cron job, but occasionally Apache fails to restart (or more precisely, if fails to shutdown