Open a Log File

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How can you open a log file from cPanel?

Here are the steps that need to be taken.

First, login to your cPanel, and then go to the Raw Access Logs. Under "Please select a raw log to download:" click on your domain. That should bring up a "saving as..." dialog box. Select a location to save it to, and hit "Save". Now navigate yourself to that location you saved it and see if you can find the file.

Now you need to pull the zipped information out of the file. You can do that with many of the free unzipping programs out there today. Anything that can handle the .gzip format.

If you do not have one, you might try 7-Zip:

• http://www.7-zip.org/

Unzip it and put the file named "yourdomain.com" somewhere you can remember.

Now as a separate process, open up your basic text editor (like Windows Notepad). In there, go to File and then hit Open. In the popup box you may have to switch it from searching for just .txt file to all files. This is usually located next to where you can type in the file name. Open the log file you downloaded from your hosting account.

You should also be able to drag the "yourdomain.com" file over and into the Notepad program. Left-click on the "yourdomain.com" file and drag it over to the Notepad window and then release.

Also, if you are looking for a free log analyzer, check out WebLog Expert Lite:

• http://www.weblogexpert.com/lite.htm