Magento 1 - Logging only works in backend

Question

I am unable to log anything in the frontend. I added the following code in the index.php, just below Mage::run:

Mage::Log('test from index.php', 7, 'test.log');

It is successfully logged if I reload the backend, but not if I reload the frontend? Why?

Logging is activated under System -> Configuration -> Developer Options -> Log Settings.

I set the permissions of the folder var recursively to 777 (chmod -R 777 var/)

Answer 1

try with Mage::log('test from index.php', 7, 'test.log', true);
Notice the last parameter true. This will force the log.

Answer 2

I had to switch the storeview in the backend and activate the log there.