PHP errors and messages from other modules can clutter up your tail -f when debugging, and sometimes it’s just nice to have separate logs to the main system.
Set up your own log adapter with:
$my_log = Mage::getModel('core/log_adapter', 'my_module.log');
and log away!
$my_log->log($message);
Extra points for wrapping it up in a class:
class Nick_Module_Model_Log { protected $_adapter; public __construct() { $this->_adapter = Mage::getModel('core/log_adapter', 'my_module.log'); } // It's public incase we want to use ->debug(), ->info(), and friends public function getAdapter() { return $this->_adapter; } public function log($message) { $this->getAdapter()->log($message); } } $my_log = Mage::getSingleton('nick/log'); $my_log->log("Logging away!");
