Define: Logfile

Logfile: Record kept by the web server about all requests made to the server. Logfile information is used to generate traffic statistics that can be analyzed for different changes in a site's traffic. The type of information reported usually includes the following:

• Referring Site: URL of the previous document the browser was looking at
• User-Agent: Type of browser reported by the client
• HTTP Request: Type of request made by the client
• HTTP Status: Result status of the request
• Requested Document: URL of the document the client requested (includes the query string)
• Time / Date Stamp: Time and date of the request

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