How to Implement Robust Logging in Symfony Using Monolog

Monolog provides a way to log messages, making it an essential tool for developers building Symfony applications

Nico Anastasio
CodeX

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Introduction

Symfony is a popular PHP web framework that provides many powerful features for building web applications.

One of these features is the use of logs, which can be used to record information about what happens in your Symfony application at runtime.

This can be useful for debugging, performance tuning, and security analysis.

In this blog, we will explore how to use logs in Symfony framework with PHP examples.

Why logging is important

Logging is an essential tool for software developers because it provides a way to record and analyze what happens in an application at runtime.

If you are not sure you know enough about the language we are using here read the Basics of PHP before continuing

When your Symfony project encounters an error or a bug, logging can help developers track down the root cause by providing detailed information about what happened leading up to the problem.

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Nico Anastasio
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