public static function init($path, $name = 'log', $minimumLevel = self::DEBUG)
    {
        if($path === 'php://output')
        {
            self::$active = true;
        }
        else if(is_writable($path))
        {
            self::$active = true;
        }
        else 
        {
            self::$active = false;
        }
        
        self::$backend = null;
        self::$stream = null;
        self::$name = $name;
        self::$logFilePath = $path;
        self::$minimumLevel = $minimumLevel;
    }