Turn off error and access logs for one virtual host

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If I dont set a error log inside a virtual host it will default to the default error/access log. Is there a way to turn this off for one virtual host?

user9517 · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-17T08:42:03.180

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Within your <VirtualHost> block for the vhost in question you can configure the logs to be sent to /dev/null

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName nologserver.tld

     ErrorLog /dev/null
     CustomLog /dev/null common
</VirtualHost>

edited Sep 17 '11 at 08:42

answered Sep 17 '11 at 08:15

user9517

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Would this work on Windows, too? – Uwe Keim May 18 '18 at 09:19
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@UweKeim No, I'm looking for a Windows solution as well... – TheStoryCoder Jun 13 '18 at 13:05
What does the `common` part do? Why does the CustomLog need to be `/dev/null common` rather than just `/dev/null`? – Pikamander2 Jan 23 '22 at 10:11
@Pikamander2 the documentation will reveal all and is your friend – user9517 Feb 07 '22 at 09:24
@user9517 - I don't see the "common" keyword listed anywhere. Which page of documentation contains info about it? – Pikamander2 Feb 07 '22 at 10:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '21 at 00:44

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On Ubuntu

sudo a2disconf other-vhosts-access-log

answered Dec 16 '21 at 00:44

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 04:58

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Change /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/other-vhosts-access-log.conf to following:

ErrorLog /dev/null

CustomLog /dev/null common

edited May 23 '17 at 04:58

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answered Sep 17 '11 at 08:13

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I get the following error when restarting apache after this change: Syntax error on line 71 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/example.com: CustomLog takes two or three arguments, a file name, a custom log format string or format name, and an optional "env=" clause (see docs) – John Magnolia Sep 17 '11 at 08:35

Turn off error and access logs for one virtual host

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