The “Access Log” section allows you to view in real time or as a history the entire activity of your domains. All HTTP requests and visits to your domain names are visible including, but not limited to: IP addresses, URL, URI, HTTP response code, request size and country.
Hence, unlike application logs, the access logs capture all access attempts, whether successful or unsuccessful (errors, blocked access, etc.).
The Glossary contains explanations on multiple topics and can be consulted to clarify certain terms.
Prerequisites
Enter the following address in your web browser: https://mg.n0c.com/en/.
Why is an access log essential?
Typically, an access log is essential for several reasons:
- Security: it helps detect suspicious activity, hacking attempts, brute-force attacks or malicious IP addresses by analysing who is accessing the site.
- Troubleshooting: it helps identify the source of errors (such as broken links or pages not found) using recorded HTTP response codes (for example, 404 or 500 errors).
- Performance: it is used to monitor website traffic, server load and the loading speed of resources to optimise the user experience.
- Audience analytics: it provides factual data on visitors (geographical origin, browsers used, most popular pages) without relying on external tools.
How to Perform Queries to Display the Access Log in N0C
Queries are made based on certain criteria. The criteria for an access log define the key information that must be displayed for each query sent to the selected domain.
To perform queries:
- Open the Interface : in the sidebar menu, select Domains -> Access Log.
- Fill in the query fields :
- Choose your Domain to analyze.
- Provide the maximum Numbers of entries to be displayed in the Results.
- Using the HTTP Response drop-down list, choose one or many codes to filter on (200, 300, 400 or 500) to show.
- Using the Query Fields drop-down list, choose the boxes to refine the filter.
- Auth : authentification. Authentication refers to the status, protocol, or identity of the user attempting to access a resource (such as a website, an API, or a server).
- City Name : the city from which the request originated.
- Client IP : address of the connected user who made the request.
- Continent Code : all continent codes are included in the request..
- Continent Code 2 : only North America is included in the request.
- Continent Code 3 : only Asia is included in the request.
- Country name of the country from which the access attempt originated.
- HTTP method: indicates the specific action the client is asking the server to perform on a targeted resource (GET, POST, PUT, etc.).
- Region Code: a standardized identifier that specifies the region code of the top-level geographic area (typically a state, province, or administrative region) from which the request originates (in accordance with the ISO 3166-2 standard).
- Region name : refers to the name of the region, that is, the top-level geographic subdivision (such as a state, province, or administrative region) from which the user’s request originates.
- Request: the exact command sent (for example, an SQL query or an HTTP request).
- Timezone: the time zone is the temporal reference point used to record the exact time at which a request was received by a system.
- User Agent: the user agent is a string of characters automatically transmitted via the HTTP header by the client software at the time of each visit or call to the server.
- Using wildcards as needed, state in the Query arguments what you want to search for.
- Limit the query to a particular date range (format for Start Date and End Date is DD-MM-YYYY).
- After having clicked on the Search button, the results are displayed at the bottom of the screen :
A request comes directly from the http server on port 80 or 443 and is structured with the following fields:
| Result | Definition |
| IP | The source IP address. |
| URL | The part after the domain name. |
| RÉPONSE | The code HTTP of the response. |
| TAILLE | The size of the query in bytes. |
| DATE | The exact day and hour of the query. |
How to Show more results on the screen
It is possible in a single click to show more results on the screen.
After having clicked on the Search button, you just have to click on the Show more results button at the bottom of the screen :
How to Show Detailed Results
You have to click on the query to see more informations:
| Type of results | Definition of results |
| Request Info | – Host: The domain on which the request is made. – Http version: The version of the HTTP protocol used for the request. – Port: The port of the web server from which the request originated. – Cut: The size of the request (in bytes). – Referent: Indicates if the request has a referent. – Authentification: Indicates if the request is made via HTTP authentication. – Identification: The identification of the request if applicable. |
| User Information | – IP Client: The source IP address. – Device: The device used. – Navigator: The browser used. – OS: The operating system used. |
| Geolocation | – Country: The country from which the request originates. – City: The city from which the query originates. – Postal code: The postal code from which the query originated. – Latitude: The latitude where the query was made. – Region: The region where the query was made. – Country code: Simplified country code (ISO) where the query was made. – Time zone: The time zone of the sender of the query. – Longitude: Longitude where the query was made. |
Access logs are provided in near-real time. There may be a delay of a few minutes in processing the data before it is displayed.
The calculation of unique visitors depends on the display period chosen. Currently, if a 30-day period is chosen, for example, a unique IP address will be counted once every 24 hours. For a 24-hour period, a unique IP address will be counted once every hour.
How to Export Query Results
You can export the results in CSV format. To do so:
- Enter your search criteria as explained in the section “How to Perform Queries to Display the Access Log”.
- Click the “Export to CSV” button:
- The report will then be downloaded to your machine.