my $conf = q( log4perl.category.ess2_loader=DEBUG, LOGFILE log4perl.category.Tools=INFO, LOGFILE log4perl.appender.LOGFILE=Log::Log4perl::Appender::File log4perl.appender.LOGFILE.filename=/var/log/error.log log4perl.appender.LOGFILE.mode=append log4perl.appender.LOGFILE.layout=PatternLayout log4perl.appender.LOGFILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %P [%r] %F %L %c - %m%n ); Log::Log4perl::init( \$conf );