Laravel 5 - change default log location, move log file outside the app - laravel

Question

How can I change default log file location <project-name>/storage/logs/laravel.log to something like /var/logs/<project-name>/laravel.log?

Answer 1

I resolved this case by using errorlog logging model and configuring webserver.
1. Configure Laravel:
In config/app.php configuration file:
'log' => 'errorlog'
Read more about Laravel log configuration: http://laravel.com/docs/5.1/errors#configuration
2. Configure webserver (in my case Nginx):
error_log /var/log/nginx/<project_name>-error.log;

Answer 2

For those who don't want to use errorlog and just really want to replace the file to log to, you can do this:
\Log::useFiles(env('APP_LOG_FILE'), config('app.log_level', 'debug'));
$handlers = \Log::getMonolog()->getHandlers();
$handler = array_shift($handlers);
$handler->setBubble(false);
on App\Providers\AppServiceProvider.php or any Provider for that matter. This will log to the value of APP_LOG_FILE instead of the default laravel.log. Set bubbling to true and the application will log on both files.

Answer 3

For anyone still coming across this post in hopes of changing their log file location, I believe this is now easier in newer versions of Laravel. I am currently using 8.x
In your /config/logging.php you can define the path for your single and daily logs. Just update whichever one your are looking to change. Just make sure you also include the name of the log file, not just the path to where you'd like it saved.
'single' => [
'driver' => 'single',
'path' => "/your/desired/log/path/file.log", // edit here
'level' => env('LOG_LEVEL', 'debug'),
],
'daily' => [
'driver' => 'daily',
'path' => "/your/desired/log/path/file.log", // edit here
'level' => env('LOG_LEVEL', 'debug'),
'days' => 14,
]