# Logging all exceptions

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-all-exceptions/160180>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 12, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-all-exceptions/160180 "2009-02-12T16:59:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-all-exceptions/160180/1 "2009-02-12T16:59:32Z")

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Hey everyody,

what is the best way to log _all_ exceptions that are thrown in my  
Rails application into a database table? I need some kind of hook in  
the Rails exception methods?!

I already tried the Exception Logger plugin but that is not what I  
want.

I just want to log _all_ exceptions into a database table without  
needing to call own methods everywhere I expect an exception.

Thank you!  
Lennart

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-all-exceptions/160180/2 "2009-02-14T02:47:25Z")

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Maybe you could use callbacks?

On Feb 12, 10:53 am, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-all-exceptions/160180/3 "2009-02-14T03:57:45Z")

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On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:53 AM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I just want to log _all_ exceptions into a database table without  
> needing to call own methods everywhere I expect an exception.
> 
> Thank you!  
> Lennart

Lennart,

You might consider using Exceptional for this.

- [http://getexceptional.com/](http://getexceptional.com/)

Save yourself the extra work…

Robby

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 11:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-all-exceptions/160180/4 "2009-02-14T11:52:11Z")

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On 14 Feb., 03:56, Robby R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> You might consider using Exceptional for this.
> 
> \*[http://getexceptional.com/](http://getexceptional.com/)

Thank you, Robby. The problem is that I want to build the database  
exception logging into the Rails web interface of a free software  
project. ([www.scopeport.org](http://www.scopeport.org))  
I don’t want to force users to subscribe to another service if they  
want help. (But Exceptional looks very cool. I might consider using it  
for other projects)

I will take a look at the callback thing. Thank you pepe.

So long  
Lennart