Common Log File Locations

Question

Where can I find common cPanel log files? 

Answer

You may find commonly referenced log files in the following locations:

• System Logs (Red Hat based servers)

  /var/log/messages

• System Logs (Ubuntu based servers)

  /var/log/syslog

• cPanel Access Logs

  /usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log

• cPanel Error Logs

  /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log

• Apache Error Logs

  /var/log/apache2/error_log

• MySQL Error Logs

  /var/log/mysqld.log

• PHP-FPM Error Logs

  /usr/local/cpanel/logs/php-fpm/error.log

Additional Information

cPanel servers have a wealth of logs for tracking down more information that you can review here:

cPanel Docs: cPanel Logs Files