There is a apache log record .
::1 - - [23/Jan/2015:04:19:14 +0000] “OPTIONS * HTTP/1.0” 200 126 “-” “Apache/2.2.22 (Debian) (internal dummy connection)”
what does ::1 mean here? what does OPTIONS * mean here? what does Apache/2.2.22 (Debian) (internal dummy connection) mean here?
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::1
is the IPv6 loop-back interface, meaning the connection is coming from the server itself. From the Apache documentation:In order to filter these from the log files, you can add the following to your Apche configuration: