Ticket #3707: log_errs.patch

django/core/handlers/base.py

@@ -113 +113 @@
                 # Get the exception info now, in case another exception is thrown later.
                 exc_info = sys.exc_info()
                 receivers = dispatcher.send(signal=signals.got_request_exception)
-                # When DEBUG is False, send an error message to the admins.
+                # When DEBUG is False, send an error message to the admins/log to file.
                 subject = 'Error (%s IP): %s' % ((request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS and 'internal' or 'EXTERNAL'), request.path)
                 try:
                     request_repr = repr(request)
@@ -121 +121 @@
                     request_repr = "Request repr() unavailable"
                 message = "%s\n\n%s" % (self._get_traceback(exc_info), request_repr)
                 mail_admins(subject, message, fail_silently=True)
+                if settings.ERROR_LOG:
+                    log = open(settings.ERROR_LOG, 'a')
+                    log.writelines((subject,message))
+                    log.close()
                 # Return an HttpResponse that displays a friendly error message.
                 callback, param_dict = resolver.resolve500()
                 return callback(request, **param_dict)