Log messages in drupal 8 & 9 | Stef Van Looveren

Oct 22, 2020 in Drupal 8

Loggin is very important. These snippets need to be used, be as precise as possible.

\Drupal::logger('my_module')->alert($message); // Alert 
\Drupal::logger('my_module')->info($message); // General info
\Drupal::logger('my_module')->debug($message); // Debug

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