In the journey of setting up a local development environment with DDEV, one often needs to view Apache access logs. Recently, I encountered challenges in accessing these logs, which led me to seek help on Slack and update my DDEV version. Here's a summary of the steps and the crucial command to view Apache access logs.
Context and Challenges
While working on a DDEV project, I needed to view the Apache access logs to troubleshoot an issue. Initially, I was unable to access these logs, which was a significant roadblock. Despite confirming internet connectivity and checking configurations, the logs remained elusive. Ultimately an update from ddev v1.23.2 to v1.23.1 and then rebuilding my ddev environment appears to have resolved the issue
Key Command to view logs:
The critical command to view the Apache access logs in DDEV is:
ddev exec tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log
Steps Taken
ddev config --webserver-type apache-fpm && ddev restart ddev launch ddev exec tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log
and now!:
ddev exec tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log 127.0.0.1 - - [21/Jun/2024:02:59:46 +0000] "GET /phpstatus HTTP/1.1" 200 663 "-" "curl/7.88.1" 172.18.0.5 - - [21/Jun/2024:03:00:26 +0000] "HEAD / HTTP/1.1" 200 226 "-" "curl/7.88.1"
- Project Setup:
- Created and move to a new project directory.
mkdir ddevlogtest && cd ddevlogtest - Configured the project with
ddev config --webserver-type apache-fpm. - Restarted the project with
ddev restart - Launched the project with
ddev launch - Create an index.html file
echo "hello world" > index.html - Access the index with
curl -Ik https://ddevlogtest.ddev.site
- Accessing Logs:
- Used the command
ddev exec tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.logto successfully view the logs.
