Sending a Message to the Logging Destination - PHP

Thesyslog()function is responsible for sending a custom message to the syslog. Its prototype follows:

int syslog(int priority, string message)

The first parameter,priority, specifies the syslog priority level, presented in order of severity here:

LOG_EMERG: A serious system problem, likely signaling a crash

LOG_ALERT: A condition that must be immediately resolved to avert jeopardizing system integrity

LOG_CRIT: A critical error, which could render a service unusable but does not necessarily place the system in danger

LOG_ERR: A general error

LOG_WARNING: A general warning

LOG_NOTICE: A normal but notable condition

LOG_INFO: A general informational message

LOG_DEBUG: Information that is typically only relevant when debugging an application

The second parameter,message, specifies the text of the message that you’d like to log. If you’d like to log the error message as provided by the PHP engine, you can include the string%min the message. This string will be replaced by the error message string (strerror) as offered by the engine at execution time.

Now that you’ve been acquainted with the relevant functions, here’s an example:

<?php
    define_syslog_variables();
    openlog("CHP8", LOG_PID, LOG_USER);
    syslog(LOG_WARNING,"Chapter 8 example warning.");
    closelog();
?>

This snippet would produce a log entry in themessagessyslog file similar to the following:

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Dec 5 20:09:29 CHP8[30326]: Chapter 8 example warning.

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