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visualappeal/databaselogger
===========================

Laravel package to log messages into a database.

2.1.1(6y ago)2642MITPHPPHP >= 7.2

Since Feb 12Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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Laravel DatabaseLogger
======================

[](#laravel-databaselogger)

Laravel package to log messages into a database.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require visualappeal/databaselogger
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add the following lines in your `config/logging.php`:

```
'db' => [
    'driver' => 'custom',
    'via' => VisualAppeal\DatabaseLogger\DatabaseLogger::class,
    'level' => env('LOG_LEVEL', 'debug'), // Optional
    'connection' => env('LOG_DATABASE', 'mysql'), // Optional
    'table' => env('LOG_TABLE', 'logs'), // Optional

    // Encryption requires sodium: https://secure.php.net/manual/en/book.sodium.php
    'encrypt' => env('LOG_ENCRYPT', false), // Optional, encrypt the context part of the log message before inserting it into the database
    'encrypt_key' => env('LOG_ENCRYPT_KEY', env('APP_KEY', '')), // Optional, only used if encrypt is true
],

```

Database migrations are automatically registered, you only have to call `php artisan migrate` after installing the package.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [VisualAppeal](https://github.com/visualappeal)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~63 days

Recently: every ~120 days

Total

19

Last Release

2279d ago

Major Versions

1.4.0 → 2.0.02018-12-02

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP 5.6.\*|7.0.\*|7.1.\*

1.1.2PHP >=5.6

1.2.1PHP >=7.0

2.0.0PHP >= 7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/699106?v=4)[Tim Helfensdörfer](/maintainers/thelfensdrfer)[@thelfensdrfer](https://github.com/thelfensdrfer)

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Tags

databaselaravellaravel-5-packagephplaravelloggingdatabaseloggermonolog

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