Logging

The minimal log level can be changed by setting the SHELL_VERBOSITY environment variable:

ERROR(-1), NOTICE(1), INFO(2), DEBUG(3)

1. Logging a Message

• inject the default logger in your controller

2. Monolog

• create and store log messages in a variety of different places
• trigger various actions

3. Where Logs are Stored

• var/log/dev.log (dev environment)
• var/log/prod.log (prod environment)

4. Handlers: Writing Logs to different Locations

# config/packages/prod/monolog.yaml
monolog:
    handlers:
        # this "file_log" key could be anything
        file_log:
            type: stream
            # log to var/log/(environment).log
            path: "%kernel.logs_dir%/%kernel.environment%.log"
            # log *all* messages (debug is lowest level)
            level: debug

        syslog_handler:
            type: syslog
            # log error-level messages and higher
            level: error

5.Handlers that Modify Log Entries

# config/packages/prod/monolog.yaml
monolog:
    handlers:
        filter_for_errors:
            type: fingers_crossed
            # if *one* log is error or higher, pass *all* to file_log
            action_level: error
            handler: file_log

        # now passed *all* logs, but only if one log is error or higher
        file_log:
            type: stream
            path: "%kernel.logs_dir%/%kernel.environment%.log"

        # still passed *all* logs, and still only logs error or higher
        syslog_handler:
            type: syslog
            level: error

6. All Built-in Handlers

Monolog comes with many built-in handlers for emailing logs, sending them to Loggly, or notifying you in Slack.

7. How to Rotate your Log Files

• rotating_file handler

8. Using a Logger inside a Service

9. Adding extra Data to each Log (e.g. a unique request token)