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# Viewing and filtering logs in Plesk

> Learn how to view and filter logs in Plesk, with detailed instructions on performing multiple functions to view the most recent data on your website.

Plesk offers a versatile and easy-to-use log viewer. Follow the instructions below to access the log viewer and filter the entries.

<Note>
  Plesk is no longer included with new hosting.com plans, but it is still available on legacy Managed WordPress accounts. You can install Plesk manually on unmanaged VPS and Dedicated servers.
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## Step 1: View the logs

To view the logs in Plesk, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.

2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-plesk-sidebar-websites-and-domains.png)

3. If you have more than one domain on the server, scroll to the management area for that domain, and then click **Logs**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-plesk-logs-icon.png)

The **Logs** page appears, showing the most recent activity.

3. By default the **Logs** page displays all of the available logs. The **Apache SSL/TLS access** and **Apache error** logs are available here. To choose the log or logs to view, click the down arrow to the right of the **All logs** list box, and then select or clear the checkbox to the left of the log name:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb_viewingandfilteringlogsinplesk_availablelogs.PNG)

## Step 2: Filter the logs

You can filter logs by **Date**, visitor **IP address**,**HTTP status code** or **HTTP message**:\
![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-pleskwinlog-filters.png)

* To filter by date, click the **down arrow** at the right of the **From** field. Use the date and time controls to select the oldest date that you want to appear in the results. Click **Apply** when you are done. In the example shown below, only entries from 2017 or later will be shown. To remove date filtering, click the **Clear** button.\
  ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-pleskwinlog-date-filter.png)

* To filter by visitor IP address, type all or part of an IP address in the **IP** text box. When you type a partial IP address, log entries will be shown if any part of the IP address matches the entry. In the example below, *10.* matches*10.1.1.1*, but also matches*192.168.210.1*.\
  ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-pleskwinlog-ip-filter.png)

* To filter by HTTP status code, type all or part of a status code in the **Code** text box. When you type a partial code, log entries will be shown if any part of the status code matches the entry. In the example below, *5* matches all of the *5xx* Server Error codes, but also matches codes*305* and *405*.\
  ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-pleskwinlog-code-filter.png)

* To filter by HTTP message, type all or part of a message in the **Message** text box. When you type a partial text message, log entries will be shown if any part of the message matches the entry. In the example below, *POST* is followed by a space and a forward slash to help limit the filtered entries to POST messages. Without the space and forward slash, any entry that contains the string*post* would be included in the results.\
  ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-pleskwinlog-message-filter.png)

* You can combine any of these filter criteria to achieve the exact results you want.

## Step 4: View the most recent data

The **Logs** page offers two ways to view the most recent data:

* To update the view continuously as new visitors browse the site, click **Start real-time updates** at the upper left of the **Logs** page. The caption on the button changes to **Stop real-time updates**. To stop real-time updates, click **Stop real-time updates**.

* To update the log display with the latest information without continuous updates, click **Refresh**.

## More information

For more information about Plesk, please visit [https://www.plesk.com](https://www.plesk.com).