Applications

How to view application logs

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Every application in DeployFly has its own log viewer showing the Nginx access log, Nginx error log, and PHP error log filtered to that application only. No need to grep through server-wide log files.

Before you start

  • Application already created

Steps

  1. 1

    Open the application logs

    Go to your server → Applications → click the application name → click the "Logs" tab in the application menu.

  2. 2

    Select a log type

    Use the tabs to switch between: Access Log (all HTTP requests to this app), Error Log (Nginx errors for this vhost), and PHP Error Log (PHP warnings and fatals for this app's pool).

  3. 3

    Filter by search term

    Type a search term to filter lines in real time. Common filters: a specific URL path, an HTTP status code (e.g. "500"), or a PHP error class name.

  4. 4

    Enable Live Tail

    Toggle "Live Tail" to refresh automatically every 3 seconds. Use this when debugging an issue that is actively occurring.

  5. 5

    Clear the log

    Click "Clear Log" to truncate the log file to zero bytes. The log starts accumulating fresh entries immediately. Useful after resolving a flood of repeated errors.

Tips

  • For a Laravel or WordPress app, the PHP Error Log is often the fastest way to spot a misconfiguration after deployment.
  • Access Log can help you find bots hammering your site — look for repeated requests from the same IP.

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