[thelist] limit log file size in apache
Daniel J. Cody
djc at five2one.org
Fri Oct 6 12:13:07 CDT 2000
Eric -
There are a couple ways you can do this. Depending on what OS you're
using(and what flavor) there may be a pre-configured logrotate program
for you to use. If you're on a Linux system, check out
/etc/logrotate.conf and /etc/logrotate.d/httpd - these should give you
an idea of how the logrotate program works, and it may suit your needs.
Otherwise, grab a perl module from CPAN called Logfile::Rotate and run
the following snippet with cron however often you want them to rotate.
use Logfile::Rotate;
$logfile = new Logfile::Rotate(
File => '/usr/local/apache/logs/access_log',
Count => 5,
Gzip => '/bin/gzip',
Signal => sub {
`/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart`;
}
);
That will leave you with files called access_log.tar.1.gz for example,
and it will keep 5 of them onhand.(you can set that in the above script)
the perl mod handles all the details, and you can read more about it if
you're looking for a more customized solution :)
.djc.
Erik Sabowski wrote:
>
> is there a directive for httpd.conf that will limit the size of your log
> files in apache? i could have sworn there was, but i have looked around for
> a while now and can't find it. so am i jsut not finding it, or is this just
> something i'll have to do manually through a perl/shell/whatever script?
>
> thanks
>
> #airyk
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