Structure of the LogFile

The LogFile is a text file delimited using the "|" character. It has field names inline to allow for structural changes.

field name example content meaning ACTION somepath/wiki.cgi?edit=FrontPage the incoming request STAMP 4. Januar 2007 1:22 date and time stamp of the request HOST 123.23.45.6#111 the IP address and preferences cookie number of the requesting computer, #111 is a special number signifying that no cookie exists. USER TestUser formal login username (may be empty) NAME MyName informal preferences username (may be empty) UT 0.250 Unix user time needed for answering the request ST 0.030 Unix system time needed for answering the request TS 1167866576 the unix time in seconds, corresponding to STAMP (epoche time)

When reading the LogFile using external programs, no specific order of the fields should be assumed.

Archiving and Deleting

LogFiles are needed to create statistics. They can get quite large and are therefore archived or deleted sooner or later. When deleting them, keep in mind the more recent files are often used to create statistics (e. g. Command/ActionStat or CdmlHotspots). Usually it's ok to archive and delete LogFiles older than 2 months.

See also

The changes to the wiki are logged additionally in the RcLogFile. This is for quicker generation of the RecentChanges display.