Logrotate is a command line utility available on Linux which can make managing Magento log files in var/log to keep them small and to keep a weeks worth of backups.
it is also extremely easy to implement on dedicated servers and VPS. At present you can't do so on shared hosting.
First, create a file in /etc/logrotate.d/magento-domain.com with the following content (replacing username and domain.com as necessary),
/home/username/public_html/var/log/*.log {
daily
rotate 7
missingok
compress
copytruncate
notifempty
create 660 username username
}You may wish to change some fo the settings as below...
| Setting | Use |
|---|---|
/home/username/public_html/var/log/*.log |
Path to the log files |
daily |
Rotation frequency (daily|weekly|monthly|yearly) |
rotate 7 |
How many rotations should be kept |
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