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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 11:27:15 -0600
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Subject: Re: "Best practices" or recommendations for logging from a module?
From: Joe Lewis <jlewis@silverhawk.net>
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Jim, you could use the log_error funtion all the time. Log_perror javits
logging associated with a pool, and log_rerror is for requests. If
possible, use log_rerror, because it puts the up address, etc into the logs.

Joe
On Jul 1, 2012 10:56 AM, <ohaya@cox.net> wrote:

>
> ---- ohaya@cox.net wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm working on my 1st module, and everything seems to be working so far.
>  At this point, since it's a first module, and I've been doing lots of
> debugging, mostly running Apache in single process mode (-k start -X), I've
> only been using printf to output various things.
> >
> > I am somewhat loath to remove some of the printf output, esp. since my
> module is still pretty raw (though working), but I'm starting to look into
> how I can switch from using printf to whatever is "normally" used for
> logging output from Apache modules.
> >
> > Given that I don't want to completely remove the ability to output the
> debug output, is there a best practice for logging from an Apache module?
>  Is it just to use the apr logging calls, and set the level to debug?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Also, I guess that, other than the functions take different parameters, I
> don't quite "get" why there are 4(?) different log functions
> (apr_log_error(), apr_log_rerror(), etc.).  Can I just use one of them all
> the time, e.g., apr_log_error()?
>
> Jim
>

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