README for the Perl Module CGI::Log - 1.00 Copyright (c) 1998 Jason Moore . All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the Artistic License for more details. DESCRIPTION ----------- CGI::Log is a perl extension for centralized logging of debug, error, status and success messages from scripts or other modules. Debugging messages include a call trace to give you the appropriate context around each message. Developed for use with CGI or mod_perl, but is not limited to those applications. Easy to use API allows for the same calling method to be used from other modules, libraries or scripts. INSTALLATION ------------ To install, unzip and untar the archive. In the directory created type: perl Makefile.PL make make install Note: If this does not work, you can always just copy the file 'Log.pm' to the 'CGI' directory in your perl distribution. If you want to test out the module without installing it, you can add the following to your code: BEGIN { unshift(@INC, "/wherever/you/put/CGI/Log.pm"); } use CGI::Log; DOCUMENTATION ------------- Documentation is included in the Log.pm module in pod format. Once CGI::Log has been installed type: perldoc CGI::Log or if is uninstalled: perldoc ./Log.pm For more information on perldoc type 'perldoc perldoc'. AUTHOR ------ Jason Moore Feel free to send along any comments, suggestions, or bug reports. CHANGES ------- 1.00 - initial rewrite