private function load($url) {
		if (!file_exists($url)) {
			throw new \n2n\log4php\LoggerException("File [$url] does not exist.");
		}
		
		$properties = \n2n\io\IoUtils::parseIniFile($url, true);
		if ($properties === false) {
			$error = error_get_last();
			throw new \n2n\log4php\LoggerException("Error parsing configuration file: {$error['message']}");
		}
		
		return $properties;
	}