DevShed has a new article posted today for anyone that's looking to expand their knowledge of how Apache logs to its files, and some of the handy features therein.

Administrators need keep regular tabs on their Web servers to make they are running smoothly, so that their clients don't meet with any unpleasant surprises. Logging helps you to spot performance problems before they become an issue, and also assists in the detection of possible security concerns. This article will discuss configuring Apache for logging purposes, and will go into some detail about remote logging solutions. It is excerpted from Hardening Apache by Tony Mobily (Apress, 2004; ISBN: 1590593782).

This article is a chapter excerpt from the book, focusing on the logging portion of Apache, and includes a section on remote logging (using syslogd) to make keeping track of multiple servers a snap...