Best way to back up LARGE log files?
 

Hi there,

What is the best way to automate log file backup, before the access_log file becomes too large?

For one client in particular, I need to zip up a very LARGE log file and then reset the access_log file to start fresh.

Is there a way to do this through the command line? Or do I need to zip up the large file and then upload an empty access_log raw file?

Sorry if this is a dumb question - I'm still learning!

Thanks!

The smartest way would be to configure apache to use
the syslog facility and then have log-rotate take care of
the compressing/backing up.


Cheers,
Tink

Thanks!

Could you recommend a good how-to article on this? I want to make sure I use the proper syntax. I looked at some web articles on Syslog and found them pretty non-intuitive.

hehehe...... large log




sorry - couldn't help myself

Could you please take that kind of humour to
the pub?

hi
#man logrotate
#man logrotate.conf
will hep u out with some examples

regards
gaurav