skill-php-logging

Structured PHP logging for production debugging is implemented by configuring a bootstrap to enable a logger and exception handler on startup, emitting context-rich JSON logs across HTTP requests and CLI runtime.

Request-scoped context in PHP logging works by attaching identifiers like request ID, user ID, and IP address to logs across HTTP requests and CLI, ensuring traceable audit trails for domain events and user actions.

You can detect slow database queries in PHP by enabling slow-query detection and logging with a configurable threshold, capturing performance observability data directly within your structured log output.

This PHP logging framework supports PSR-3 compatible log levels, structured JSON or text formatting, and includes log rotation to manage log file sizes in production-grade applications.

The best way to handle exceptions and generate audit trails in PHP is to enable central exception handling and audit logging within a unified framework, capturing domain events alongside request-scoped context.

PHP application logs may not parse correctly if they lack a unified format. Using structured JSON logging enforces consistent formatting across runtime and HTTP requests, enabling automated parsing and monitoring.