/var/log/apache2/domlogs/proxy-subdomains-vhost.localhost too large

[Kent Brockman]

Hello guys. In several old servers, the /var/log/apache2/domlogs/proxy-subdomains-vhost.localhost file is using several GB of disk space, saving data since 2018 or 2016.... Can I use truncate command to.... truncate this file? Or should I take some care before, like stopping Apache service? If there is a safe way to do it, please give advice.

Thanks in advance!

 

[cPRex]

Hey hey! There's no problem with truncating that file at all:

https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/1500009768181-How-do-I-truncate-a-log-file-

It might be best to restart Apache after you make the change, just in case something is referencing it - you may get improved performance with the smaller file in place.

 

[Kent Brockman]

Ok, I'm adding this command as a server cronjob, running every 3 months. Should be enough, right?

truncate -s 20M /var/log/apache2/domlogs/proxy-subdomains-vhost.localhost && service httpd restart

 

[cPRex]

I like it!