Apache HTTPD 2.2 I/O & forensic logging !
I've been readin the Apache Httpd Logs documentation for version 1.3, 2.0 and 2.2 :
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/logs.html
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/logs.html
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/logs.html
and noticed that in Apache Httpd 2.2 there are a couple of new modules / features that could be very useful for any development servers you run !
[mod_logio](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_logio.html) adds in two additional [LogFormat](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_log_config.html#logformat) fields (%I and %O) that log the actual number of bytes received and sent on the network.
[mod_log_forensic](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_log_forensic.html) provides for forensic logging of client requests. Logging is done before and after processing a request, so the forensic log contains two log lines for each request. The forensic logger is very strict with no customizations. It can be an invaluable debugging and security tool.