Fw: PHP logfile of PHP variables and scripts

Reposted (as directed) from php-dev@lists.php.net : One thing I've been thinking about recently is a desire for PHP to provide a function whereby PHP scripts can log incoming variables (such as $HTTP_POST_VARS) and the PHP scripts which process them. Such a function can prove very useful in knowing what a particular user has done. Of course, not every PHP script needs logging in this sense. For instance, if I grab a file from the server and dispatch it to the client via PHP, that likely doesn't need logging. But a PHP script call which includes dropping a MySQL database is another matter... I like the idea of autologging for two reasons. One is to allow me to easily construct a PHP script for replicating my work elsewhere, including creating a database holding the same structure but no information. (This advances the cause of open-source development, in my opinion.) The other is in case someone uses a PHP script on my site maliciously; not only will I be able to track down who did it, but I will likely be able to restore more of what they damaged, entirely. I wrote one possible autologger script. My friend (who is much more experienced in PHP than I am) expanded it somewhat. I'd like to see what the PHP development team thinks of adding an autologger function to the PHP library of functions. Say, logPHPInstance($filename) (which includes a boolean value to disable the autologger function within the log, in case someone tries to execute the log file all over again without editing it.) http://freewarejava.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/002241.html Opinions?