Laravel log file based on date

Question

By default laravel saves the log file to a single log file called laravel.log located in /storage/logs/laravel.log

my question is how can i get a new log file everyday and store the log files like /storage/logs/laravel-2016-02-23.log for the current date, so i need everyday a new log file saved to /storage/logs/

i think we can do that by extending the default Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging bootstraper class but i'm not sure how i can do that

i would really appreciate it if anyone could help me.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

In the version of Laravel 5.6 that I am using, the configuration file for logging is config/logging.php

There you will find the following section

'channels' => [
    'stack' => [
        'driver' => 'stack',
        'channels' => ['single'],
    ],

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

    'daily' => [
        'driver' => 'daily',
        'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
        'level' => 'debug',
        'days' => 7,
    ],
    ...
]

Change the line

'channels' => ['single'],

into

'channels' => ['daily'],

Then it will be like:

'channels' => [
    'stack' => [
        'driver' => 'stack',
        'channels' => ['daily'],
    ],

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

    'daily' => [
        'driver' => 'daily',
        'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
        'level' => 'debug',
        'days' => 7,
    ],
    ...
]

It will create log files for each day in the format laravel-2018-08-13.log in the logs directory. The log directory will be like

Previously

After applying rotation configuration the directory is having the log file created for the current date (as circled one which is created for today 2018-08-13).