## WWW Logging Properties

The Logging property sheet sets logging for the selected information service.

Logging provides valuable information about how a server is used. You can send log data to files or to an Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC)-supported database. If you have multiple servers or services on a network, you can log all their activity to a single file or database on any network computer.

If you want to log to a file, you can specify how often to create new logs and which directory put the log files in. The Convlog.exe command prompt command converts log files to either EMWAC log files or the common log file format.

If you log to an ODBC data source, you must specify the ODBC Data Source Name (DSN), table, and valid user name and password to the database.

### Enable Logging

Select this box to start or stop logging for the selected information service.

### Log to File

Choose this option to log to a text file for the selected information service.

### Log Format

Click the down arrow and choose either Standard format or National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) format.

### Automatically open new log

Select this box to generate new logs at the specifed interval. If not selected, the same log file will grow indefinitely.

### Log file directory

Shows the path to the directory containing all log files. To change directories, click Browse and select a different directory.

### Log file name

Names the log file. Lowercase letters yy will be replaced with the year, mm will be replaced with the month, and dd will be replaced with the day.

### Log to SQL/ODBC Database

Choose to log to any ODBC data source. Set the Datasource name, Table name (not the file name of the table), and specify a user name and password that is valid for the computer on which the database resides. You must also use the ODBC applet in Control Panel to create a system data source.

See also: The Internet Information Server Installation and Administration Guide. Choose Help Topics from Internet Service Manager, or click the Product Documentation icon in the Microsoft Internet Server program group.

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