openlog

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

openlog -- Open connection to system logger

int openlog ( string ident, int option, int facility)

openlog() opens a connection to the system logger for a program. The string ident is added to each message. Values for option and facility are given below. The option argument is used to indicate what logging options will be used when generating a log message. The facility argument is used to specify what type of program is logging the message. This allows you to specify (in your machine's syslog configuration) how messages coming from different facilities will be handled. The use of openlog() is optional. It will automatically be called by syslog() if necessary, in which case ident will default to FALSE.

表格 1. openlog() Options

if there is an error while sending data to the system logger, write directly to the system console
(default) delay opening the connection until the first message is logged
You can use one or more of this options. When using multiple options you need to OR them, i.e. to open the connection immediately, write to the console and include the PID in each message, you will use: LOG_CONS | LOG_NDELAY | LOG_PID

表格 2. openlog() Facilities

security/authorization messages (use LOG_AUTHPRIV instead in systems where that constant is defined)
security/authorization messages (private)
clock daemon (cron and at)
LOG_LOCAL0 ... LOG_LOCAL7 reserved for local use, these are not available in Windows


See also define_syslog_variables(), syslog() and closelog().