Enable mod_write debug logging

As of Apache 2.4, we can no longer enable mod_rewrite logging in .htaccess. Now requires RewriteLogLevel specified in virtual host configuration. So I've followed the guides and added the following file containing "RewriteLogLevel 3".

/user/local/apache/conf/userdata/std/2_4/[account]/[domain]/rewrite.conf

Restarted Apache and checking /user/local/apache/logs/error_log, there's nothing logged to do with rewrites.

What am I missing?

 

How is this custom file included? In httpd.conf, in each virtual host entry there are the lines:

# To customise this VirtualHost use an include file at the following location
# Include "/usr/local/apache/conf/userdata/std/2_4/[account]/[domain]/*.conf"

That include line is commented out and there are warnings galore in httpd.conf not to modify it. So how/where does our custom conf get included for a particular virtual host?

 

My mistake: not correct format for 2.4. Should have been "LogLevel alert rewrite:trace3". Also needed to redistill (whatever that is) before it picked up the custom changes i.e. went to Apache Global Config, saved and restarted.

 

Ah yes, but that's docs for EA4. Google search brings up Modify Virtualhost Containers With Include Files - EasyApache - cPanel Documentation and no mention of need to restart Apache there!