Best way to log POST data in Apache?

Question

Imagine you have a site API that accepts data in the form of GET requests with parameters, or as POST requests (say, with standard url-encoded, &-separated POST data).

Answer 1

You can use [ModSecurity][1] to view POST data.

Install on Debian/Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt install libapache2-mod-security2

Use the recommended configuration file:

$ sudo mv /etc/modsecurity/modsecurity.conf-recommended /etc/modsecurity/modsecurity.conf

Reload Apache:

$ sudo service apache2 reload

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You will now find your data logged under /var/log/apache2/modsec_audit.log

$ tail -f /var/log/apache2/modsec_audit.log
--2222229-A--
[23/Nov/2017:11:36:35 +0000] 
--2222229-B--
POST / HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
User-Agent: curl
Host: example.com

--2222229-C--
{"test":"modsecurity"}