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- Tick the \u201cLog rotation\u201d checkbox.<\/li>\n
- Select the \u201cLog rotation condition\u201d by time or by size.<\/li>\n
- Enter the maximum number of log files.<\/li>\n
- Tick the \u201cCompress log files\u201d checkbox.<\/li>\n
- Add the email address to the email log files after Plesk retrieves data from the log files of the web and FTP servers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Finally, click on the \u201cOk\u201d button.
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<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nImportant notes:<\/p>\n
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- When Log rotation is not enabled, log files will be retained indefinitely.<\/li>\n
- If the Maximum number of log files is configured as zero, all current log files will be deleted during log rotation.<\/li>\n
- ModSecurity log files are rotated solely based on their size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Via Command Line Interface (CLI)<\/strong><\/p>\n
You can manage domain log rotation in Plesk using the command line on both Linux and Windows servers.<\/p>\n
Command Syntax:
\nUse the following command structure:
\nplesk bin site –update <domain-name> [options]<\/p>\nAvailable Log Rotation Options<\/p>\n
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- -log-rotate <true|false>
\nEnable or disable log rotation<\/li>\n - -log-bysize <number>[B|K|M|G]
\nRotate logs when they reach a specified size<\/li>\n - -log-bytime <daily|weekly|monthly>
\nRotate logs based on time (default: daily)<\/li>\n - -log-max-num-files <number>
\nMaximum number of log files to keep<\/li>\n - -log-compress <true|false>
\nEnable or disable log file compression<\/li>\n - -log-email <email>
\nSend rotated log files to an email address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nExample: Enable Log Rotation for a Domain<\/strong><\/p>\n
The following command:<\/p>\n
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- Enables log rotation<\/li>\n
- Rotates logs when they reach 5 MB<\/li>\n
- Keeps a maximum of 3 log files<\/li>\n
- Compresses rotated logs<\/li>\n
- Emails log files to oliver@example.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
plesk bin site --update example.com \\\r\n-log-rotate true \\\r\n-log-bysize 5M \\\r\n-log-max-num-files 3 \\\r\n-log-compress true \\\r\n-log-email oliver@example.com<\/pre>\n
Example: Disable Log Rotation<\/p>\n
plesk bin site --update example.com -log-rotate false<\/pre>\n
Example: Disable Email Notifications for Log Rotation<\/p>\n
plesk bin site --update example.com -log-email \"\"<\/pre>\n
Important Notes:<\/p>\n
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- If log rotation is disabled, log files are stored indefinitely.<\/li>\n
- Setting -log-max-num-files 0 deletes all existing log files during rotation.<\/li>\n
- ModSecurity logs are rotated only by size, regardless of time-based settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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In Plesk, log rotation for a domain refers to the process of managing and maintaining log files by occasionally archiving and\/or deleting older logs to stop them from consuming excessive…<\/p>\n
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