Raw log files are files that contain information about website visitor activity. Log files are created by web servers automatically. Each time a visitor requests any file (page, image, etc.) from the site information on his request is appended to a current log file. Most log files have text format and each log entry (hit) is saved as a line of text.

Here is a sample of log entry in Apache Combined format:

213.135.131.79 - - [15/May/2002:19:21:49 -0400] "GET /features.htm HTTP/1.1" 200 9955 "http://www.weblogexpert.com/download.htm" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; Q312461)"

Most hosters provide access to log files via FTP or control panel so you can download them and analyze with WebLog Expert. The program can also download log files automatically.

If you have your own web server you can find and change log location in the server settings.