Not sure how to configure Weblogic with log4j.xml

Question

I tried something VERY similar to this. I wasn't sure where to put this code below. I figured in a Servlet environment, it should probably go in a Listener. I found an existing class inside of Spring that does exactly that: org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener
I put my log4j configuration file into an entry in the classpath and configured web.xml as follows:
<!-- Spring log4j parameters -->
        <context-param>
            <param-name>log4jConfigLocation</param-name>
            <param-value>classpath:gov/pa/dep/formu/resources/log4j.properties</param-value>
        </context-param>
        <context-param>
            <param-name>log4jRefreshInterval</param-name>
            <param-value>30000</param-value>
        </context-param>
        <!-- Spring Log4j config listener -->
     <listener>
          <listener-class>org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener</listener-class>
     </listener>The server admin placed the actual log4j.properties file into an AppFileOverrides folder instead of under WEB-INF\classes. I don't know if this caused the problem or not. Since I also was using the DailyRollingFileAppender and running into problems LOSING my log entries each day because he file didn't get renamed, I followed Metalink BUG# 8459807, and used the datedFileAppender available at http://minaret.biz/tips/datedFileAppender.html.
When the application started, the server log showed that log4j was being configured but none of my logging statements were going into the logs. It wasn't until the server admin placed a copy of log4j.properties (a different log4j.properties with a rolling file appender) that the log statements started going into the file that was configured based on web.xml.
Surely, things can't be this difficult with log4j, and commons logging under WebLogic.
All I want is APPLICATION LEVEL LOGS that are specific to the day.
Can someone else elaborate on how they got this working?
thanks a bunch,
Eric

Answer 1

Hi,
The configuration wizard (config.sh) lets you create a WebLogic Domain, however and depending on others "Oracle Middleware" products installed on the same "Oracle Home" (directory where weblogic has been installed) the configuration wizard allows you create the new weblogic domain to support the others middleware products such as WebCenter.
When I say support It means that Configuration Wizard allows you to create the weblogic resources like JDBC connections, JMS services, and deploys all applications that integrates another product such as WebCenter.
I suggest create your domain with support for WebCenter and then from Admin Console create the JDBC resource to connect to other database such as JD Edwards database.
I hope this help.