## TransferLog

Syntax: TransferLog file-pipe
Default: `TransferLog logs/transfer_log`
Context: server config, virtual host
Status: Base
Module: mod_log_common

The TransferLog directive sets the name of the file to which the server will log the incoming requests. File-pipe is one of

A filename
  A filename relative to the ServerRoot.
`|' followed by a command
  A program to receive the agent log information on its standard input. Note the a new program will not be started for a VirtualHost if it inherits the TransferLog from the main server. See, just as an example, cronolog.

Security: if a program is used, then it will be run under the user who started httpd. This will be root if the server was started by root; be sure that the program is secure.

Security: See the security tips document for details on why your security could be compromised if the directory where logfiles are stored is writable by anyone other than the user that starts the server.