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The IP address (or DNS name) of the connecting computer
This is not always the computer that is browsing!

The URI of the page that is being accessed
Usually includes the filename of the page being accessed

The date and time of the connection
Almost always in GMT

The "status code"
Whether or not the page was sent successfully

The number of bytes returned to the user
Can (sometimes) be used to see if the user got the whole document

The referring page
The URL of the page where the browser clicked to get here

The "User Agent" String
The and version of the browser

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