daz9e/laravel-log-compressor

Lets you compress .log files in your laravel app by command or schedule.

1.3 2025-07-28 06:50 UTC

Requires

• php: ^7.4|^8.0
• laravel/framework: ^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0

MIT

• daze

README

Usage

Run the command to compress log files older than a specified number of days and delete old compressed logs.

php artisan logs:compress [days]

• days (optional): Number of days to keep logs uncompressed. Defaults to LOG_COMPRESS_DAYS in .env or 2 days.

Example

php artisan logs:compress 5

Compresses logs older than 5 days and deletes .gz files older than 14 days (configurable in config/logging.php).

Configuration

In config/logging.php:

• compress_days: Days to keep logs uncompressed (default: 2). Override via .env:

  LOG_COMPRESS_DAYS=5

• logging.channels.daily.days: Retention period for compressed logs (default: 14 days).

Scheduling

Scheduled to run daily in routes/console.php:

Schedule::command('logs:compress')->daily();

Ensure the Laravel scheduler is set up:

* * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1