Yes, it's OK to delete them. CF just creates new ones. If you need to read a very large log, you might want to rename it first, then try opening it in notepad, or a text editor that can handle large files.
I don't believe there's any mechanism within CF to more intelligently manage the logs. It would be nice, though, if you could rotate them or have CF purge old entries so that you could ensure that the logs don't exceed a set size. You could create a script of your own, in Perl or somesuch to trim the logs. Just don't delete the first line within the files, which contains the column names. I've never had any problems opening them within Notebad and periodically trim them down and save them. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark M. Kecko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:39 PM Subject: CF LOGS - Deleting, Purging? > Will deleting the Application.log file OR the Email.log OR the Errors.log > file for ColdFusion5 cause any problems? > > I've never really paid much attention to these but now that I'm having > problems with my server and I'm trying to look at them, they're just too big > to open! Can I delete them and get a fresh start? Is there a way to > automatically purge entries in these logs after so many days to prevent this > from happening again. Thanks for any insight. > > Mark Kecko > The Computer Guy > MediaPost Communications > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mediapost.com > (203)222-0330 ext309 ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
