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CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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 * Introduction
 * Requirements
 * Recommended modules
 * Installation
 * Configuration
 * Maintainers


INTRODUCTION
------------

The Watchdog Prune module allows the user to selectively delete watchdog entries
based on criteria, like age.

 * For a full description of the module, visit the project page:
   https://drupal.org/project/watchdog_prune

 * To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes:
   https://drupal.org/project/issues/watchdog_prune


REQUIREMENTS
------------

This module requires no modules outside of Drupal core.


RECOMMENDED MODULES
-------------------

The Views Watchdog lets the user build a View/report from watchdog entries (use
Views Data Export to export to CSV). THIS module ensures the watchdog table
won't lose records too soon.

 * Views Watchdog - https://www.drupal.org/project/views_watchdog


INSTALLATION
------------

 * Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. Visit:
   https://www.drupal.org/node/1897420 for further information.


CONFIGURATION
-------------

    1. Navigate to Administration > Extend and enable the project.
    2. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Development > Watchdog Prune
       settings to configure.
    3. In order for this module to work, Drupal's built in setting Database log
       messages to keep must be set to All. (/admin/config/system/cron). Visit:
       https://www.drupal.org/docs/7/setting-up-cron/overview for more
       information on seting up cron jobs.
    4. Select whether or not watchdog entries should be pruned based on age from
       the dropdown.
    5. Insert the values of the watchdog entries to be deleted. Use the
       following format: watchdog_entry_type|age (example: php|-1 MONTH or
       system|-1 MONTH). Enter one value per line.
    6. Save configuration.


MAINTAINERS
-----------

Current maintainers:
 * Vishwa Chikate - vishwa.chikate@gmail.com
 
Original Idea:
 * Richard Peacock - richard@peacocksoftware.com

This project is sponsored by:
 * Peacock Software, LLC - https://www.drupal.org/peacock-software-llc
 * InfoBeans Technologies Limited -
   https://www.drupal.org/infobeans-technologies-limited
 * Srijan Technologies - https://www.drupal.org/srijan-technologies

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  1. CONTENTS OF THIS FILE

  2. ---------------------

  3. 

  4.  * Introduction

  5.  * Requirements

  6.  * Recommended modules

  7.  * Installation

  8.  * Configuration

  9.  * Maintainers

  10. 

  11. 

  12. INTRODUCTION

  13. ------------

  14. 

  15. The Watchdog Prune module allows the user to selectively delete watchdog entries

  16. based on criteria, like age.

  17. 

  18.  * For a full description of the module, visit the project page:

  19.    https://drupal.org/project/watchdog_prune

  20. 

  21.  * To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes:

  22.    https://drupal.org/project/issues/watchdog_prune

  23. 

  24. 

  25. REQUIREMENTS

  26. ------------

  27. 

  28. This module requires no modules outside of Drupal core.

  29. 

  30. 

  31. RECOMMENDED MODULES

  32. -------------------

  33. 

  34. The Views Watchdog lets the user build a View/report from watchdog entries (use

  35. Views Data Export to export to CSV). THIS module ensures the watchdog table

  36. won't lose records too soon.

  37. 

  38.  * Views Watchdog - https://www.drupal.org/project/views_watchdog

  39. 

  40. 

  41. INSTALLATION

  42. ------------

  43. 

  44.  * Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. Visit:

  45.    https://www.drupal.org/node/1897420 for further information.

  46. 

  47. 

  48. CONFIGURATION

  49. -------------

  50. 

  51.     1. Navigate to Administration > Extend and enable the project.

  52.     2. Navigate to Administration > Configuration > Development > Watchdog Prune

  53.        settings to configure.

  54.     3. In order for this module to work, Drupal's built in setting Database log

  55.        messages to keep must be set to All. (/admin/config/system/cron). Visit:

  56.        https://www.drupal.org/docs/7/setting-up-cron/overview for more

  57.        information on seting up cron jobs.

  58.     4. Select whether or not watchdog entries should be pruned based on age from

  59.        the dropdown.

  60.     5. Insert the values of the watchdog entries to be deleted. Use the

  61.        following format: watchdog_entry_type|age (example: php|-1 MONTH or

  62.        system|-1 MONTH). Enter one value per line.

  63.     6. Save configuration.

  64. 

  65. 

  66. MAINTAINERS

  67. -----------

  68. 

  69. Current maintainers:

  70.  * Vishwa Chikate - vishwa.chikate@gmail.com

  71.  

  72. Original Idea:

  73.  * Richard Peacock - richard@peacocksoftware.com

  74. 

  75. This project is sponsored by:

  76.  * Peacock Software, LLC - https://www.drupal.org/peacock-software-llc

  77.  * InfoBeans Technologies Limited -

  78.    https://www.drupal.org/infobeans-technologies-limited

  79.  * Srijan Technologies - https://www.drupal.org/srijan-technologies