Apache 2 Windows rotatelogs help

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I've been trying to use rotatelogs.exe on Windows Server 2k to rotate the access.log. But whenever I restart apache it gets an error when reading http.conf

Here is the line:

CustomLog "|D:\Apache2\Apache2\bin\rotatelogs.exe D:\Apache2\Apache2\logs\access.log 86400” common

I don't know why it's not working. The paths are correct, common log format is defined. Is my syntax wrong somewhere?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '09 at 20:06

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Try forward slashes (/) instead of backslashes (\).

answered Dec 16 '09 at 20:06

Jeremy Stein

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I was running into the same issue. Forward slashes fixed it. – Pedro Mar 10 '11 at 23:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 29 '12 at 09:19

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Another approach would be to use HalRotateLogs.exe (from Halcyon Logic).

See: www.halcyonlogic.com/index.php#tab-products

Create a Windows Scheduled Task to run the utility at a specific interval of your choice (ex: everyday at midnight), set it and forget it.

Keep things simple.

edited Oct 29 '12 at 09:19

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answered Oct 29 '12 at 02:21

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Apache 2 Windows rotatelogs help

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