I'll be back at my post on Monday, from there I'll be able to access the files and I'd be happy to share it.
It's very simple if you're familiar with batch files. 1. Stop apache (using net stop) 2. Move logs to new folder (xcopy) 3. Restart apache (net start) 4. Rar the logs up with Winrar (smaller files than Winzip, RAR.EXE -m file). Lather, rinse, repeat every 12 hours. The server is only down a split second so no one even notices. The file move (since it's not a copy) is almost instant. If you come up with something snazzy with WSH I'd be interested in taking a peek if you feel like sharing. -----Original Message----- From: Mark A. Craig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:01 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache 2.2, rotatelogs.exe, and Windows Philip, do you use a scheduled CMD file to gracefully kill the server, rotate the logs, and then restart the server? Given that rumor has it that piping is broken in 2.2.4, it seems something like that is the only way to do it right now, eh? If what you're using contains no trade secrets, I'd be very curious to see exactly what you're using, so I can use it as boilerplate for my own solution. I wonder if it could also be accomplished via a WSH file instead, and whether that would provide extra flexibility or benefits? Mark -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache 2.2, rotatelogs.exe, and Windows From: Phillip Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: users@httpd.apache.org Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:50:08 AM > I wholeheartedly disagree with this statement: > Apache holds only a tiny share of > Windows servers. > > Apache holds a very large share of Windows server market, hence the > pre-made binary. > > Back on topic, I rotate via a bat file with a quick re-start on my windows > boxes ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dragon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:02 PM > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache 2.2, rotatelogs.exe, and Windows > > Mark A. Craig wrote: >> So this leads me to ask again, what are all of you successful 2.2.4 >> admins using to rotate your logs? If the piping mechanism is >> broken, at least in the Windows binary, then what other technique(s) >> are people using? Task Scheduler with a batch or CMD file? >> >> So far I've been manually rotating the logs, but I'd understandably >> like to automate it. > ---------------- End original message. --------------------- > > I think you will find that the vast majority of people using Apache > are not doing so on the Windows platform. Most people who have > committed to the Windows platform have also committed to IIS. Apache > dominates the Linux environment and is used frequently on BSD and > similar Unix-based platforms. Apache holds only a tiny share of > Windows servers. > > I believe that those few who are using Apache on Windows tend to be > hobbyists or developers using it to serve their own stuff or to do > development off-line. I am willing to bet there are very few people > using it in a production environment under Windows. > > So it is entirely possible that there may be nobody on this list who > has an answer for you. The set of people using it in the same manner > you are is small to begin with and there may not be many of them > subscribed to this list. > > Repeatedly posting demanding > > Dragon > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Venimus, Saltavimus, Bibimus (et naribus canium capti sumus) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
