diff --git a/nginx/auto/make b/nginx/auto/make

index 27f71ec..351d242 100644

--- a/nginx/auto/make

+++ b/nginx/auto/make

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ mkdir -p $NGX_OBJS/src/core $NGX_OBJS/src/event $NGX_OBJS/src/event/modules \

 ngx_objs_dir=$NGX_OBJS$ngx_regex_dirsep

 ngx_use_pch=`echo $NGX_USE_PCH | sed -e "s/\//$ngx_regex_dirsep/g"`

+#SYSLOG

+if [[ "${USE_SYSLOG}" == "YES" ]]; then

+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DUSE_SYSLOG"

+fi

 cat << END                                                     > $NGX_MAKEFILE

diff --git a/nginx/auto/options b/nginx/auto/options

index f3c82d2..7d36694 100644

--- a/nginx/auto/options

+++ b/nginx/auto/options

@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ MD5=NONE

 MD5_OPT=

 MD5_ASM=NO

+USE_SYSLOG=NO

+

 USE_SHA1=NO

 SHA1=NONE

 SHA1_OPT=

@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@ do

         --with-md5-opt=*)                MD5_OPT="$value"           ;;

         --with-md5-asm)                  MD5_ASM=YES                ;;

+	--with-syslog)			 USE_SYSLOG=YES		    ;;

+

         --with-sha1=*)                   SHA1="$value"              ;;

         --with-sha1-opt=*)               SHA1_OPT="$value"          ;;

         --with-sha1-asm)                 SHA1_ASM=YES               ;;

@@ -395,6 +399,8 @@ cat << END

   --with-md5-opt=OPTIONS             set additional options for md5 building

   --with-md5-asm                     use md5 assembler sources

+  --with-syslog			     use syslog instead of files to log messages

+

   --with-sha1=DIR                    set path to sha1 library sources

   --with-sha1-opt=OPTIONS            set additional options for sha1 building

   --with-sha1-asm                    use sha1 assembler sources

@@ -412,6 +418,7 @@ cat << END

   --with-openssl-opt=OPTIONS         set additional options for OpenSSL building

   --with-debug                       enable the debugging logging

+  

 END

diff --git a/nginx/auto/summary b/nginx/auto/summary

index 50cbbf9..fa376ad 100644

--- a/nginx/auto/summary

+++ b/nginx/auto/summary

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ case $NGX_LIBATOMIC in

     *)     echo "  + using libatomic_ops library: $NGX_LIBATOMIC" ;;

 esac

+case $USE_SYSLOG in

+    YES)   echo "  + using syslog" ;;

+    *)     echo "  + syslog is not used" ;;

+esac

+

 echo

diff --git a/nginx/src/core/nginx.c b/nginx/src/core/nginx.c

index 5df96a4..0fba8a1 100644

--- a/nginx/src/core/nginx.c

+++ b/nginx/src/core/nginx.c

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@

 #include <ngx_core.h>

 #include <nginx.h>

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+#include <syslog.h>

+#endif

 static ngx_int_t ngx_add_inherited_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);

 static ngx_int_t ngx_get_options(int argc, char *const *argv);

@@ -278,6 +281,11 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)

     ngx_ssl_init(log);

 #endif

+    /* SYSLOG SUPPORT */

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+    openlog("nginx", LOG_ODELAY, LOG_LOCAL5);

+#endif

+

     /*

      * init_cycle->log is required for signal handlers and

      * ngx_process_options()

@@ -396,6 +404,10 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)

         ngx_master_process_cycle(cycle);

     }

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+    closelog();

+#endif

+

     return 0;

 }

diff --git a/nginx/src/core/ngx_conf_file.c b/nginx/src/core/ngx_conf_file.c

index 6d5f510..4abe3dd 100644

--- a/nginx/src/core/ngx_conf_file.c

+++ b/nginx/src/core/ngx_conf_file.c

@@ -907,6 +907,12 @@ ngx_conf_open_file(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_str_t *name)

     full.data = NULL;

 #endif

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+    if (name->len) {

+      name->len = 0;

+    }

+#endif

+

     if (name->len) {

         full = *name;

diff --git a/nginx/src/core/ngx_log.c b/nginx/src/core/ngx_log.c

index 770a590..bf2fa79 100644

--- a/nginx/src/core/ngx_log.c

+++ b/nginx/src/core/ngx_log.c

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@

 #include <ngx_config.h>

 #include <ngx_core.h>

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+#include <syslog.h>

+#endif

 static char *ngx_error_log(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf);

@@ -90,9 +93,11 @@ ngx_log_error_core(ngx_uint_t level, ngx_log_t *log, ngx_err_t err,

     u_char  *p, *last, *msg;

     u_char   errstr[NGX_MAX_ERROR_STR];

+#ifndef USE_SYSLOG

     if (log->file->fd == NGX_INVALID_FILE) {

         return;

     }

+#endif

     last = errstr + NGX_MAX_ERROR_STR;

@@ -139,7 +144,21 @@ ngx_log_error_core(ngx_uint_t level, ngx_log_t *log, ngx_err_t err,

     ngx_linefeed(p);

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+    /* allocate a string which can hold the error message */

+    char *syslogstr;

+

+    if ((syslogstr = calloc((p - errstr + 1), sizeof(char))) != NULL) {

+      strncpy(syslogstr, errstr, p - errstr);

+

+      /* write to syslog */

+      syslog(LOG_CRIT, "%s", syslogstr);

+

+      free(syslogstr);

+    }

+#else

     (void) ngx_write_fd(log->file->fd, errstr, p - errstr);

+#endif

     if (!ngx_use_stderr

         || level > NGX_LOG_WARN

@@ -428,6 +447,10 @@ ngx_error_log(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)

     value = cf->args->elts;

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+    value[1].data = "stderr";

+#endif

+

     if (ngx_strcmp(value[1].data, "stderr") == 0) {

         ngx_str_null(&name);

diff --git a/nginx/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c b/nginx/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c

index 0752d03..cf9439a 100644

--- a/nginx/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c

+++ b/nginx/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@

 #include <ngx_core.h>

 #include <ngx_http.h>

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+#include <syslog.h>

+#endif

 typedef struct ngx_http_log_op_s  ngx_http_log_op_t;

@@ -310,6 +313,19 @@ static void

 ngx_http_log_write(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_log_t *log, u_char *buf,

     size_t len)

 {

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+  /* allocate a string which can hold the error message */

+  char *syslogstr;

+

+  if ((syslogstr = calloc((len + 1), sizeof(char))) != NULL) {

+    strncpy(syslogstr, buf, len);

+

+    /* write to syslog */

+    syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "%s", syslogstr);

+

+    free(syslogstr);

+  }

+#else

     u_char     *name;

     time_t      now;

     ssize_t     n;

@@ -354,6 +370,7 @@ ngx_http_log_write(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_log_t *log, u_char *buf,

         log->error_log_time = now;

     }

+#endif

 }

@@ -819,7 +836,11 @@ ngx_http_log_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)

         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;

     }

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+    ngx_http_access_log.data = "";

+#endif

     log->file = ngx_conf_open_file(cf->cycle, &ngx_http_access_log);

+

     if (log->file == NULL) {

         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;

     }

@@ -884,7 +905,11 @@ ngx_http_log_set_log(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)

     n = ngx_http_script_variables_count(&value[1]);

     if (n == 0) {

+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG

+        value[1].data = "";

+#endif

         log->file = ngx_conf_open_file(cf->cycle, &value[1]);

+

         if (log->file == NULL) {

             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;

         }