[Tickets #10407] Re: Changing log type from file doesn't work

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/10407
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  Ticket             | 10407
  Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
  Summary            | Changing log type from file doesn't work
  Queue              | Horde Base
  Version            | 4.0.8
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Not A Bug
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2011-08-04 08:59) wrote:

> 1) Clear $conf[log][name]. This avoids users leaving a filename  
> there when changing from File to Syslog. On the other hand, when  
> changing from File to Syslog and back again, you'll lose the filename.

This is not possible. The complete configuration parsing and updating  
is automated, you cannot simply add some random behavior change for  
one setting.

> 2) User another variable ($conf[log][syslog] or something). This  
> avoids the problem, and makes it possible to keep the  
> filename/syslog facility when changing between the different log  
> types.

This would be a backward compatibility break, and also breaking  
configuration compatibility with PEAR's Log package (which is less  
important though).