log size handling

[Zbigniew Szalbot]

Hi,

Bill Moran:
> In response to Zbigniew Szalbot <z.szalbot at lcwords.com>:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I am just wondering if for the software like Apache the log size
>> matters at all. I rotate httpd logs monthly and each domain has its
>> own log. One is over 145 MB in size. Just curious if I can keep it
>> like that or should rotate more often? I have enough space on HD so
>> the log's size is of no concern for me. I guess I am just asking
>> for best practices advice... Thanks!
> 
> There are potential performance issues.  I believe that appending to
> a file becomes more expensive when a file gets very large (which is 
> obviously the scenario with log files)

Thank you Bill - this is what I had in mind - whether appending to a
large file will not be an issue? It is currently about 145MB. By the end
of month it will surely be around 300MB.

> Also, at rotation time, if you're compressing those logs it can be a
> pretty big load to compress 145M.  If you're not compressing and not
> moving the files to another partition when you rotate them, then this
> part probably isn't an issue.

Yes, I am compressing them. Load is not an issue yet but I want to
optimize things that can be optimized. So I guess, rotate more often? I 
like the idea of having one monthly log because it is then processed by 
web stat software so it is easier to submit one than a couple of them.

Thanks!

-- 
Zbigniew Szalbot
www.LCWords.com
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