log4j.appender.error.File=${webApp.root}/WEB-INF/logs/error.log

另说明比较全面的log4j.properties资源文件

log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG,console,dailyFile,im
log4j.additivity.org.apache=true
# 控制台(console)
log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.console.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.console.ImmediateFlush=true
log4j.appender.console.Target=System.err
log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n

# 日志文件(logFile)
log4j.appender.logFile=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.logFile.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.logFile.ImmediateFlush=true
log4j.appender.logFile.Append=true
log4j.appender.logFile.File=D:/logs/log.log4j
log4j.appender.logFile.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.logFile.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n
# 回滚文件(rollingFile)
log4j.appender.rollingFile=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.rollingFile.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.rollingFile.ImmediateFlush=true
log4j.appender.rollingFile.Append=true
log4j.appender.rollingFile.File=D:/logs/log.log4j
log4j.appender.rollingFile.MaxFileSize=200KB
log4j.appender.rollingFile.MaxBackupIndex=50
log4j.appender.rollingFile.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.rollingFile.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n
# 定期回滚日志文件(dailyFile)
log4j.appender.dailyFile=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.dailyFile.Threshold=DEBUG
log4j.appender.dailyFile.ImmediateFlush=true
log4j.appender.dailyFile.Append=true
log4j.appender.dailyFile.File=D:/logs/log.log4j
log4j.appender.dailyFile.DatePattern=‘.‘yyyy-MM-dd
log4j.appender.dailyFile.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.dailyFile.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n
# 应用于socket
log4j.appender.socket=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.socket.RemoteHost=localhost
log4j.appender.socket.Port=5001
log4j.appender.socket.LocationInfo=true
# Set up for Log Factor 5
log4j.appender.socket.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.socket.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n
# Log Factor 5 Appender
log4j.appender.LF5_APPENDER=org.apache.log4j.lf5.LF5Appender
log4j.appender.LF5_APPENDER.MaxNumberOfRecords=2000
# 发送日志到指定邮件
log4j.appender.mail=org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender
log4j.appender.mail.Threshold=FATAL
log4j.appender.mail.BufferSize=10
log4j.appender.mail.From = xxx@mail.com
log4j.appender.mail.SMTPHost=mail.com
log4j.appender.mail.Subject=Log4J Message
log4j.appender.mail.To= xxx@mail.com
log4j.appender.mail.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.mail.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n
# 应用于数据库
log4j.appender.database=org.apache.log4j.jdbc.JDBCAppender
log4j.appender.database.URL=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test
log4j.appender.database.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
log4j.appender.database.user=root
log4j.appender.database.password=
log4j.appender.database.sql=INSERT INTO LOG4J (Message) VALUES(‘=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n‘)
log4j.appender.database.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.database.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n

# 自定义Appender
log4j.appender.im = net.cybercorlin.util.logger.appender.IMAppender
log4j.appender.im.host = mail.cybercorlin.net
log4j.appender.im.username = username
log4j.appender.im.password = password
log4j.appender.im.recipient = corlin@cybercorlin.net
log4j.appender.im.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.im.layout.ConversionPattern=[%-5p] %d(%r) --> [%t] %l: %m %x %n

Log4j按级别输出日志到不同的文件