Basic Log4j Configuration using xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j=

              "http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"

               debug="false">

   <appender name="consoleAppender"

      class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">

      <param name="Threshold" value="ALL" />

      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">

         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d

             %-5p  [%c{1}] %m %n" />

      </layout>

   </appender>

   <appender name="fileAppender"

           class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">

      <param name="Threshold" value="ALL" />

      <param name="File" value="D:/logs/jmsLogger.log"/>

      <param name="maxBackupIndex" value="20"/>

      <param name="maxFileSize" value="52428800"/>

      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">

         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d

                %-5p  [%c{1}] %m %n" />

      </layout>

   </appender>

   <logger name="com.comfort" additivity="false" >

      <level value="ALL" />

      <appender-ref ref="consoleAppender"/>

      <appender-ref ref="fileAppender"/>

   </logger>

</log4j:configuration>