Re: [log4perl-devel] Log4perl best practices for high traffic sites

[Mike S. <m...@pe...>]

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010, Trevor Little wrote:

>   I'm adding logging to a high-traffic mod_perl website and am worried
>   about the performance penalties of writing stuff to disc on every
>   request.

It depends on your traffic numbers. I've found that a file appender
works quite well up to 1000 reqs/sec because the OS typically caches
disc access quite efficiently. Your mileage might vary, so prudent load
testing is of the essence.

-- Mike

Mike Schilli
m...@pe...