Configure Log4Net in web application

Question

I have this code and the config file below:

ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(MyClass)); log.Debug("Testing"); 

TestProj directory is not created and if I create it, no TestLog.txt file, no log ... nothing.

Any idea?

Thanks,

The config file

<section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />  <log4net debug="true"> <appender name="RollingLogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">   <file value="C:\\TestProj\\TestLog.txt" />   <appendToFile value="true" />   <rollingStyle value="Size" />   <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />   <maximumFileSize value="10MB" />   <staticLogFileName value="true" />   <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">     <conversionPattern value="%-5p %d %5rms %-22.22c{1} %-18.18M - %m%n" />   </layout> </appender>  <root>   <level value="DEBUG" />   <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" /> </root> </log4net> 

Answer 1

You need to call the Configurefunction of the XmlConfigurator

log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(); 

Either call before your first loggin call or in your Global.asax like this:

protected void Application_Start(Object sender, EventArgs e) {    log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(); }