CustomLog directive

[VirtualOdin]

I have a virtual dedicated server with GoDaddy. One of my scripts serves a download from a directory that is above the public_html directory for security reasons. Is it possible to set up the apache/http directives such that a log is created of accesses to this directory? Or perhaps this is just a contradiction in terms?

[topr8]

... don't you want to log the access to the script? presumably there is no other way of accessing the download if it is above the root.

[VirtualOdin]

Thanks topr8. Indeed, I am tracking the attempt to download. I am hoping to add a check on whether the download was a success.

[topr8]

... ok, i figured you'd be doing the obvious already!

sorry i don't know what your next step should be.

[jatar_k]

if it is above the root then do you use a script to serve it?

if so the script could create a log of it's own and write what you want.

If not a script then how do you serve it?