Typical debug log4j.xml configuration

log4j.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j='http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/'>
    <appender name="consoleAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{dd/MM/yy HH:mm:ss} %-5p [%t] (%C{1}:%L) %m%n" />
        </layout>
    </appender>

    <root>
        <level value="debug" />
        <appender-ref ref="consoleAppender" />
    </root>
</log4j:configuration>