Breaking: #82430 - Replaced GeneralUtility::sysLog with Logging API¶

Description¶

The original sysLog() logging API has been superseded by the Logging API.

Therefore, GeneralUtility::sysLog and GeneralUtility::initSysLog have been deprecated.

The configuration $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['systemLog'] has been changed to a boolean value. The option $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['syslogErrorReporting'] has been removed.

Impact¶

The Logging API needs custom writer configuration to send the log entries of your choice to the PHP error log, the syslog facility or a file.

Affected Installations¶

Any instance having a configuration set for $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['systemLog'] .

Migration¶

Add a custom log writer configuration to send log entries to the destination of your choice.

The Logging API provides these writers as replacements for the original configuration options:

• \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Writer\SyslogWriter
• \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Writer\PhpErrorLogWriter
• \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Writer\FileWriter

More details on the configuration of log writers can be found in the Core API Reference at https://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/CoreApiReference/ApiOverview/Logging/Writers/Index.html.