How to log a file download from the server via a direct link?

Question

linux

Good afternoon. The file is downloaded from the server via a direct link, is it possible to log these downloads? We need information from which ip the download was and how many times the file is downloaded. It is desirable to implement this somehow using a php script.

Answer 1

Analyze web server logs.

Answer 2

For example, configure the server so that instead of directly accessing the file, a php script is accessed, which will give the desired file, and at the same time log it. On apache, this can be done using .htaccess, on nginx - in the config

Answer 3

I most often met only through an intermediate script.