Logging logs

Another option is to research log4j as this is what ColdFusion uses for cflog. Myself, I bypass the cflog layer and instead create my own org.apache.log4j.Logger instance. This might sound cryptic but if you plan to write and maintain production applications in CF, the time you spend researching this route is well worth it as log4j handles the log level via a config setting so you can have various levels: debug, info, warn, error.

How are you recording "information log" entries?  Are you using <cflog>?  If so, then you'll need to set an application variable that tracks whether you are on development or production.  Typically, this is done by taking a look at cgi.server_name and either using string comparison or regex to determine which environment you might be in.  You could put something like this in your Application.cfm or in the OnApplicationStart() method of Application.cfc:

<cfif cgi.server_name is "localhost">

     <!--- I'm the dev server --->

     <cfset application.environment = "development">

<cfelse>

     <!--- I'm the production server --->

     <cfset application.environment = "production">

</cfif>

Then, anywhere you do <cflog> to store "information log" entries, wrap the <cflog> in a <cfif> like this:

<cfif application.environment = "development">

     <cflog ...>

</cfif>

If you are using a community-supported MVC framework such as FW/1 or ColdBox, the environment tracking is built in and more sophisticated.

HTH,

-Carl V.

Message was edited by: Carl Von Stetten - clarified where the first code block would go.