Website Error Log

A website error log records certain failures or diagnostic events produced by a server, application, or related service. Entries may show a timestamp, error type, affected resource, and technical context that helps investigate a problem. If a cleaning company's quote form repeatedly fails, a developer might inspect relevant logs to identify the underlying issue. An error log differs from website monitoring: monitoring watches conditions and raises alerts, while logs provide records that may explain what happened. Not every user-facing problem creates a useful log entry, and records can be incomplete. Logs may include sensitive identifiers or other data, so access, retention, and sharing should be controlled appropriately.