gistfile1.txt

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
    <configSections>
        <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
    </configSections>

    <log4net>
        <!-- Define some basic settings -->
        <appender name="ConsoleAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender">
            <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
                <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline" />
            </layout>
        </appender>

        <appender name="FileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
            <file value="application.log" />
            <appendToFile value="true" />
            <rollingStyle value="Size" />
            <maxSizeRollBackups value="5" />
            <maximumFileSize value="10MB" />
            <staticLogFileName value="true" />
            <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
                <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline" />
            </layout>
        </appender>

        <!-- Setup the root category, add the appenders and set the default level -->
        <root>
            <level value="DEBUG" />
            <appender-ref ref="ConsoleAppender" />
            <appender-ref ref="FileAppender" />
        </root>
    </log4net>

    <!-- Other configuration settings (e.g., connection strings) can be added here -->
</configuration>