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Laravel Log Cleaner Wiki

Welcome to the Laravel Log Cleaner wiki! This wiki provides comprehensive documentation about installing, configuring, and using the Laravel Log Cleaner package.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Basic Usage
• Common Issues
• Contributing
• FAQ

Installation

Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• Laravel 8.x or higher
• Composer

Via Composer

composer require jiordiviera/laravel-log-cleaner

Manual Installation

1. Add the package to your composer.json:

{
    "require": {
       "jiordiviera/laravel-log-cleaner": "^1.0",
    }
}

2. Run composer update

## Basic Usage

### Using the Command
```bash
php artisan logs:clear

Scheduling the Clean

Add to your App\Console\Kernel:

protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
{
    $schedule->command('logs:clear')->daily();
}

Programmatic Usage

php artisan logs:clear --days=30

Common Issues

Permission Issues

Ensure your web server has write permissions to the log directory:

chmod -R 755 storage/logs
chown -R www-data:www-data storage/logs

Large Log Files

For very large log files, you might want to increase PHP's memory limit in your php.ini:

memory_limit = 512M

Contributing

Development Setup

1. Fork the repository
2. Clone your fork
3. Install dependencies:

composer install

4. Run tests:

php artisan test

Pull Request Guidelines

• Fork the repository
• Create a new branch for your feature
• Add tests for new functionality
• Submit a pull request

FAQ

Q: How does the package handle open log files?

A: The package uses file locking to ensure safe operations on open log files.

Q: Can I exclude certain files from cleaning?

A: Yes, use the excluded_files config option or the exclude() method programmatically.

Q: Does it support compressed logs?

A: Yes, the package can handle .gz compressed log files automatically.

Q: How does it handle failed cleaning attempts?

A: The package implements retry mechanisms and logs failures for monitoring.

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For more information or support:

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• Security Policy