Based on the log entry below, describe what happened.

Log File Overview
Step 1. Web server log file example
a. Consider the single log entry below. It was generated by Apache, a popular web server.


[Wed Mar 22 11:23:12.207022 2017] [core:error] [pid 3548:tid 4682351596] [client
209.165.200.230] File does not exist: /var/www/apache/htdocs/favicon.ico

The single log entry above represents a web event recorder by Apache. A few pieces of information are important in web transactions, including client IP address, time and details of the transaction. The entry above can be broken down into five main parts:
Timestamp: This part records when the event took place. It is very important that the server clock is correctly synchronized as it allows for accurately cross-referencing and tracing back events.
Type: This is the type of event. In this case, it was an error.
PID: This contains information about the process ID used by Apache at the moment.
Client: This records the IP address of the requesting client.
Description: This contains a description of the event.


On Wednesday, March 22nd, 11:23:12.207022 am of 2017, a client with IP address of 209.165.200.230 requested a non-existent filenamed favicon.ico. The file should have been located in the following path /var/www/apache/htdocs/favicon.ico, but because it could not be found, it triggered an error.

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