There are two ways to track your FTP activity. You can read our articles from here
- FTP Statistics
- FTP Logs (this one)
We’ll cover the Raw FTP Logs that are stored in your cPanel account.
Where Can I Find My FTP Logs?
Those logs are usually available from your cPanel account. You can download them directly using cPanel’s File Manager or from the Raw Access tool.
First, you should login to your cPanel account. If you’re not certain how you can read our article from here.
Using Raw Access
1. Open the Raw Access tool, it’s available in the Metrics section.
2. Apart from downloading the logs, you’re also able to configure how cPanel logs them. We recommend the following settings:
3. On the bottom, you’re also able to download your logs. You need to look for logs that have
DOMAIN.COM-ftp_log-MONTH-YEAR.gz
4. When you open that file you will see logs in the following format
Tue May 15 10:58:56 2018 15 7.7.7.7 9333392 /home/example/public_ftp/wordpress-4.9.5.zip b _ i r another@example.com ftp 1 * c DATE IP SIZE UPLOADED/DOWNLOADED FILE USER
In our example those are:
Date: Tue May 15 10:58:56 2018
IP: 7.7.7.7
SIZE: 9333392 (In Kilobytes)
UPLOADED FILE: /home/example/public_ftp/wordpress-4.9.5.zip
USER: another@example.com
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