opening apache access logs

[ratcateme]

I want to open my access log and output the contents and highlight the 404's and stuf but first i need to open it

I made sure my log file was chmod 777 but when i try to open it with this command:

 

<?php
$file=fopen('/php/access_log','r');
while(!feof($file)){
echo fgets($file).'<br />';
}
fclose($file);

?>

 

i get a permission denied error followed by a endless lot of feof and fgets errors

I am woundering if this is even possible.

 

Thanks Scott.

[Lumio]

It is, but it only, if you have root access (I think).

To access a file that is not in your web-directory and open_basedir is set, you don't have access to any other directory except /tmp.