log4cxx.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> 
    <!-- Output the log message to system console.
    -->
    <appender name="MyConsoleAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> 
        <param name="Target" value="System.out"/> 
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> 
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p %c{1} - %m%n"/> 
        </layout> 
    </appender> 
  
  
    <!-- Output the log message to a log file named "NormalLogFile.log"
    -->
    <appender name="MyNormalAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
        <param name="file" value="${user.home}/NormalLogFile.log" />
        <param name="append" value="true" />
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> 
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %5p %c{1} - %m%n" /> 
        </layout>
    </appender>
  
  
    <!-- the following appender with the name "TimeBasedLog.log", every night a few seconds after
         12::00PM the old log will be renamed with append the date in filename, and a new log file
         with the name "TimeBasedLog.log" will be create. 
         notice the RollingFileAppender is under "org.apache.log4j.rolling" namespace
    -->
    <appender name="DailyRollingAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
        <rollingPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
            <param name="FileNamePattern" value="TimeBasedLog.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log"/>
            <param name="activeFileName" value="TimeBasedLog.log"/>
        </rollingPolicy>
  
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} %x [%p] (%F:%L) %m%n"/>
        </layout> 
        <param name="file" value="${user.home}/TimeBasedLog.log"/>
        <param name="append" value="true"/>
    </appender>

     <appender name="TimeBasedRollingFileAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
        <rollingPolicy class="org.apache.log4j.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
            <!-- <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${user.home}/MyApp-%d{yyyy-MM-dd_HH_mm}.log" /> -->
            <param name="FileNamePattern" value="${user.home}/MyApp-%d{yyyy-MM-dd_HH}.log" />
        </rollingPolicy>
 
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,SSS} %r %-5p ${user.name} [%t] (%F:%L) - %m%n" />
        </layout>
    </appender> 
  
    <!-- On application startup, a log file named "SizeBasedLog.log" will be create if not exist.
         When the log file reach beyond 5KB, it will be renamed "SizeBasedLog.log.1", when the log
         index reach "SizeBasedLog.log.5", the next rename will be back to "SizeBasedLog.log.1" and
         overite the old log. 
    -->
    <appender name="RollingAppenderSize" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
        <param name="file" value="${user.home}/SizeBasedLog-%i.log"/>
        <param name="append" value="true"/>
        <param name="MaxFileSize" value="5KB"/>
        <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="5"/>
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
        </layout>
    </appender> 
  
    <!-- the following appender creates a logfile in log4j XML format, suitable to viewing with
         XML log viewer such as Chainsaw (http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/chainsaw.html)
    -->
    <appender name="XmlLogFileAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
        <param name="file" value="${user.home}/XmlLog.txt" />
        <param name="append" value="true" />
        <param name="ImmediateFlush" value="true" />
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.xml.XMLLayout" />
    </appender> 
  
  
    <!-- This appender will send email through SMTP server.
    -->
    <appender name="MySMTPAppenderEmail" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender">
        <param name="BufferSize" value="512" />
        <param name="SMTPHost" value="smtp.youremailserver.com" />
        <param name="SMTPPort" value="25" />
        <param name="From" value="[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])" />
        <param name="To" value="[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])" />
        <param name="CC" value="[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])" />
        <param name="SMTPUsername" value="yourusername" />
        <param name="SMTPPassword" value="yourpassword" />
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
        </layout>
    </appender> 
  
  
    <!-- This appender will write the log message to a database through ODBC connection
         to Database.
    -->
    <appender name="MyOdbcMysqlAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.odbc.ODBCAppender">
        <param name="URL" value="Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=errorlog;User=logger;Password=abc123;Option=3;"/>
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="INSERT INTO errorlog (errormessage) VALUES ('%d - %c - %p - %m')"/>
        </layout>
    </appender> 
  
    <appender name="MyOdbcPostgresAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.odbc.ODBCAppender">
        <param name="URL" value="Driver={PostgreSQL UNICODE};Server=localhost;Port=5432;Database=errorlog;Uid=postgres;Pwd=abc123;"/>
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="INSERT INTO errorlog (errormessage) VALUES ('%d - %c - %p - %m')"/>
        </layout>
    </appender> 
  
  
    <!-- This appender will write log message and send it through XMLSocketAppender, a receiver
         with XMLSocketReceiver such as Chainsaw (http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/chainsaw.html)
         will be able to receive and interpret it.
    -->
    <appender name="MyXmlAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.net.XMLSocketAppender">
        <param name="Port" value="1234"/>
        <param name="RemoteHost" value="10.7.5.15"/>
        <param name="ReconnectionDelay" value="60000"/>
        <param name="LocationInfo" value="true" />
    </appender> 
  
  
    <!-- Using XMLSocketAppender couple with pattern layout to send text lines to 
         a ordinary TCP listener, any application that implements TCP socuket listening
         will be able to receive the log message.
    -->
    <appender name="MyXmlAppenderFormated" class="org.apache.log4j.net.XMLSocketAppender">
        <param name="Port" value="1235"/>
        <param name="RemoteHost" value="localhost"/>
        <param name="ReconnectionDelay" value="60000"/>
        <param name="LocationInfo" value="true" />
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
        </layout>
    </appender>
  
  
    <!-- Setup the root category, add the appenders and set the default level 
         5 level of logging,  ALL < DEBUG < INFO < WARN < ERROR < FATAL 
         The root level is set with INFO, which mean any message greater or same
         as INFO will be log down, in this case, DEBUG is not logged. 
         To log all regardless of logging level, set <priority value="ALL">
    -->
    <root>
        <priority value="all" />
        <appender-ref ref="DailyRollingAppender"/>
        <appender-ref ref="RollingAppenderSize"/>
        <appender-ref ref="MyConsoleAppender"/>
        <appender-ref ref="XmlLogFileAppender"/>
        <appender-ref ref="MyXmlAppenderFormated"/>
        <appender-ref ref="MyXmlAppender"/>
        <appender-ref ref="MyOdbcMysqlAppender"/>
        <appender-ref ref="MyOdbcPostgresAppender"/>
    </root> 
  
    <!-- Specify the level for some specific categories -->
    <category name="MyFunctionA" >
        <priority value ="info" />
        <appender-ref ref="MyNormalAppender" />
    </category> 
  
 </log4j:configuration>