How to Create Custom Log File in Laravel?

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Laravel by default provide storage/logs/laravel.log file location where it will display log file. but sometime you may require to create log file with specific task. for example, if you are working with payment task and you need all logs separately log file for payment, so you can easily find out solution.

here, i will give you very simple example, so let's see how to add custom channel with new log file location. add new key "itsolution" on "channels" array.

config/logging.php

...
'channels' => [
        ...
        'itsolution' => [
            'driver' => 'single',
            'path' => storage_path('logs/itsolution.log'),
            'level' => 'info',
        ],
....

Route Code:

Route::get('create-custom-log', function () {
  
    \Log::channel('itsolution')->info('This is testing for ItSolutionStuff.com!');
    dd('done');
     
});

now you can check your own.

storage/logs/itsolution.log

[2021-04-13 11:46:41] local.INFO: This is testing for ItSolutionStuff.com!  

I hope it can help you...