Better Stack PHP logging

Start logging in 3 steps

Collect logs from any PHP code, including Laravel.

1. Install

Install Better Stack PHP client library:

composer require logtail/monolog-logtail

composer require logtail/monolog-logtail:^2.0.0

2. Setup

Set up Monolog logger with Better Stack:

require "../vendor/autoload.php";

use Monolog\Logger;
use Logtail\Monolog\LogtailHandler;

$logger = new Logger("example-app");
$handler = LogtailHandlerBuilder::withSourceToken("$SOURCE_TOKEN")
  ->build();
$logger->pushHandler($handler);

3. Start logging 🎉

Use Monolog logger as usual:

$logger->error("Something bad happened.");
$logger->info("Log message with structured logging.", [
    "item" => "Orange Soda",
    "price" => 100,
]);

You should see your logs in Logtail → Live tail.

Need help?

Please let us know at hello@betterstack.com.
We're happy to help! 🙏

Additional information

New to logging?

Check out our Intro guide to Logging in PHP.

Using Laravel?

Explore our Guide to Logging in Laravel.

Logging from console scripts?

By default, PHP doesn't trigger shutdown handlers when the script is terminated via CTRL+C. To make sure your logs will get updated after interrupt, register the following signal handler:

pcntl_async_signals(true);
pcntl_signal(SIGINT, function() {
    exit;
});

Example project

Want to try a runnable example?
See our PHP Logs example project on GitHub.