<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">

    <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%p - %C{1}.%M(%L) | %m%n"/>
        </layout>
    </appender>

    <appender name="ERRORS_FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
        <param name="File" value="errors.log"/>
        <param name="Append" value="false"/>
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%p - %C{1}.%M(%L) | %m%n"/>
        </layout>
    </appender>

    <logger name="net.sf.hibernate">
        <level value="DEBUG"/>
    </logger>


    <logger name="org.springframework">
        <level value="WARN"/>
    </logger>


    <root>
        <level value="ERROR"/>
        <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
    </root>
</log4j:configuration>

All you need todo in order to use this is just to add it to your path

An example for some realy simple Log4.xml

xml

Java