Viewing Web logs

This page displays a list of all the log files which IIS Web Service has generated for the Web site. The log files are located in the LogFiles directory under the domain's file system.

To view the Web site logs:

  1. On the left navigation panel, go to Windows Web Hosting Services > IIS Web Service, then click View Log Files.

  2. The IIS Web log directory in File Manager displays all the IIS Web log files. Click the log file name to download and view the log.

  3. Important: The File Manager Service has to be enabled for the organization site to view the IIS Web logs. If not, you have to create a virtual directory to view the log files according to the instructions given below.

To create a virtual directory for viewing logs:

  1. On the left navigation panel, go to Windows Web Hosting Services > IIS Web Service, then click Virtual Directories. The Virtual Directories page is displayed.

  2. Click Add Virtual Directory. The Create Virtual Directory form is displayed.

  3. On the Create Virtual Directory page, provide the following information:
  4. Click Add. The virtual directory is added.

  5. Browse http://yourdomain.com/virtual directory name.

For example, if you have created a virtual directory named 'Logs' in domain 'mydomain.com', then browse http://mydomain.com/Logs.

  1. Provide the Organization Site Administrator user name and password.

  2. Click the w3svc folder to view IIS Web log files and msftpsvc folder to view IIS FTP log files.