laravel 5.2 custom log file for different tasks

Question

Can we create a custom log file for different purposes in laravel 5.2 like for order related log entries that should be in order.log and for payment related stuff the entry shou

Answer 1

This is supported in a much easier way now

1. Create a channel

   goto: root/config/logging.php, under channels array add your custom channel i.e

      'payments' => [
          'driver' => 'single',
          'path' => storage_path('logs/payments.log'),
          'level' => 'info',
    ],

2. In your route or controller write to this log

    Log::channel('payments')->info('A transaction has been made!');

3. The payment logs can be found at /storage/logs/payments.log

NOTE: extendible to enhance furthur your requirements

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