I needed to replace the default file log in CakePHP with one based on mysql instead. I shared the project on Bitbucket if someone else would like to do something similar.

https://bitbucket.org/sebnil/cakephp-database-logger/wiki/Home

Why is this better than file log?

1. Easier to search
2. Handles large amount of logging much better
3. Has better performance (at least in some cases)