diff --git a/src/error/PhutilErrorHandler.php b/src/error/PhutilErrorHandler.php
index bb02e19..90f541e 100644
--- a/src/error/PhutilErrorHandler.php
+++ b/src/error/PhutilErrorHandler.php
@@ -1,373 +1,370 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
  * Improve PHP error logs and optionally route errors, exceptions and debugging
  * information to a central listener.
  *
  * This class takes over the PHP error and exception handlers when you call
  * ##PhutilErrorHandler::initialize()## and forwards all debugging information
  * to a listener you install with ##PhutilErrorHandler::setErrorListener()##.
  *
  * To use PhutilErrorHandler, which will enhance the messages printed to the
  * PHP error log, just initialize it:
  *
  *    PhutilErrorHandler::initialize();
  *
- * This will also enable @{function:phlog}, for printing development debugging
- * messages.
- *
  * To additionally install a custom listener which can print error information
  * to some other file or console, register a listener:
  *
  *    PhutilErrorHandler::setErrorListener($some_callback);
  *
  * For information on writing an error listener, see
  * @{function:phutil_error_listener_example}. Providing a listener is optional,
  * you will benefit from improved error logs even without one.
  *
  * Phabricator uses this class to drive the DarkConsole "Error Log" plugin.
  *
  * @task config   Configuring Error Dispatch
  * @task exutil   Exception Utilities
  * @task internal Internals
  * @group error
  */
 final class PhutilErrorHandler {
 
   private static $errorListener = null;
   private static $initialized = false;
 
   const EXCEPTION   = 'exception';
   const ERROR       = 'error';
   const PHLOG       = 'phlog';
   const DEPRECATED  = 'deprecated';
 
 
 /* -(  Configuring Error Dispatch  )----------------------------------------- */
 
 
   /**
    * Registers this class as the PHP error and exception handler. This will
    * overwrite any previous handlers!
    *
    * @return void
    * @task config
    */
   public static function initialize() {
     self::$initialized = true;
     set_error_handler(array('PhutilErrorHandler', 'handleError'));
     set_exception_handler(array('PhutilErrorHandler', 'handleException'));
   }
 
   /**
    * Provide an optional listener callback which will receive all errors,
    * exceptions and debugging messages. It can then print them to a web console,
    * for example.
    *
    * See @{function:phutil_error_listener_example} for details about the
    * callback parameters and operation.
    *
    * @return void
    * @task config
    */
   public static function setErrorListener($listener) {
     self::$errorListener = $listener;
   }
 
 
 /* -(  Exception Utilities  )------------------------------------------------ */
 
 
   /**
    * Gets the previous exception of a nested exception. Prior to PHP 5.3 you
    * can use @{class:PhutilProxyException} to nest exceptions; after PHP 5.3
    * all exceptions are nestable.
    *
    * @param   Exception       Exception to unnest.
    * @return  Exception|null  Previous exception, if one exists.
    * @task    exutil
    */
   public static function getPreviousException(Exception $ex) {
     if (method_exists($ex, 'getPrevious')) {
       return $ex->getPrevious();
     }
     if (method_exists($ex, 'getPreviousException')) {
       return $ex->getPreviousException();
     }
     return null;
   }
 
 
   /**
    * Find the most deeply nested exception from a possibly-nested exception.
    *
    * @param   Exception     A possibly-nested exception.
    * @return  Exception     Deepest exception in the nest.
    * @task    exutil
    */
   public static function getRootException(Exception $ex) {
     $root = $ex;
     while (self::getPreviousException($root)) {
       $root = self::getPreviousException($root);
     }
     return $root;
   }
 
 
 /* -(  Internals  )---------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 
   /**
    * Determine if PhutilErrorHandler has been initialized.
    *
    * @return bool True if initialized.
    * @task internal
    */
   public static function hasInitialized() {
     return self::$initialized;
   }
 
 
   /**
    * Handles PHP errors and dispatches them forward. This is a callback for
    * ##set_error_handler()##. You should not call this function directly; use
    * @{function:phlog} to print debugging messages or ##trigger_error()## to
    * trigger PHP errors.
    *
    * This handler converts E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR messages from violated typehints
    * into @{class:InvalidArgumentException}s.
    *
    * This handler converts other E_RECOVERABLE_ERRORs into
    * @{class:RuntimeException}s.
    *
    * This handler converts E_NOTICE messages from uses of undefined variables
    * into @{class:RuntimeException}s.
    *
    * @param int Error code.
    * @param string Error message.
    * @param string File where the error occurred.
    * @param int Line on which the error occurred.
    * @param wild Error context information.
    * @return void
    * @task internal
    */
   public static function handleError($num, $str, $file, $line, $ctx) {
 
     if ((error_reporting() & $num) == 0) {
       // Respect the use of "@" to silence warnings: if this error was
       // emitted from a context where "@" was in effect, the
       // value returned by error_reporting() will be 0. This is the
       // recommended way to check for this, see set_error_handler() docs
       // on php.net.
       return false;
     }
 
     // Convert typehint failures into exceptions.
     if (preg_match('/^Argument (\d+) passed to (\S+) must be/', $str)) {
       throw new InvalidArgumentException($str);
     }
 
     // Convert other E_RECOVERABLE_ERRORs into generic runtime exceptions.
     if ($num == E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR) {
       throw new RuntimeException($str);
     }
 
     // Convert uses of undefined variables into exceptions.
     if (preg_match('/^Undefined variable: /', $str)) {
       throw new RuntimeException($str);
     }
 
     // Convert uses of undefined properties into exceptions.
     if (preg_match('/^Undefined property: /', $str)) {
       throw new RuntimeException($str);
     }
 
     // Convert undefined constants into exceptions. Usually this means there
     // is a missing `$` and the program is horribly broken.
     if (preg_match('/^Use of undefined constant /', $str)) {
       throw new RuntimeException($str);
     }
 
     $trace = debug_backtrace();
     array_shift($trace);
     self::dispatchErrorMessage(
       self::ERROR,
       $str,
       array(
         'file'       => $file,
         'line'       => $line,
         'context'    => $ctx,
         'error_code' => $num,
         'trace'      => $trace,
       ));
   }
 
   /**
    * Handles PHP exceptions and dispatches them forward. This is a callback for
    * ##set_exception_handler()##. You should not call this function directly;
    * to print exceptions, pass the exception object to @{function:phlog}.
    *
    * @param Exception Uncaught exception object.
    * @return void
    * @task internal
    */
   public static function handleException(Exception $ex) {
     self::dispatchErrorMessage(
       self::EXCEPTION,
       $ex,
       array(
         'file'  => $ex->getFile(),
         'line'  => $ex->getLine(),
         'trace' => self::getRootException($ex)->getTrace(),
         'catch_trace' => debug_backtrace(),
       ));
 
     // Normally, PHP exits with code 255 after an uncaught exception is thrown.
     // However, if we install an exception handler (as we have here), it exits
     // with code 0 instead. Script execution terminates after this function
     // exits in either case, so exit explicitly with the correct exit code.
     exit(255);
   }
 
 
   /**
    * Output a stacktrace to the PHP error log.
    *
    * @param trace A stacktrace, e.g. from debug_backtrace();
    * @return void
    * @task internal
    */
   public static function outputStacktrace($trace) {
     $lines = explode("\n", self::formatStacktrace($trace));
     foreach ($lines as $line) {
       error_log($line);
     }
   }
 
 
   /**
    * Format a stacktrace for output.
    *
    * @param trace A stacktrace, e.g. from debug_backtrace();
    * @return string Human-readable trace.
    * @task internal
    */
   public static function formatStacktrace($trace) {
     $result = array();
     foreach ($trace as $key => $entry) {
       $line = '  #'.$key.' ';
       if (isset($entry['class'])) {
         $line .= $entry['class'].'::';
       }
       $line .= idx($entry, 'function', '');
 
       if (isset($entry['args'])) {
         $args = array();
         foreach ($entry['args'] as $arg) {
           $args[] = PhutilReadableSerializer::printShort($arg);
         }
         $line .= '('.implode(', ', $args).')';
       }
 
       if (isset($entry['file'])) {
         $line .= ' called at ['.$entry['file'].':'.$entry['line'].']';
       }
 
       $result[] = $line;
     }
     return implode("\n", $result);
   }
 
 
   /**
    * All different types of error messages come here before they are
    * dispatched to the listener; this method also prints them to the PHP error
    * log.
    *
    * @param const Event type constant.
    * @param wild Event value.
    * @param dict Event metadata.
    * @return void
    * @task internal
    */
   public static function dispatchErrorMessage($event, $value, $metadata) {
-    $timestamp = strftime("%F %T");
+    $timestamp = strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S');
 
     switch ($event) {
       case PhutilErrorHandler::ERROR:
         $default_message = sprintf(
           '[%s] ERROR %d: %s at [%s:%d]',
           $timestamp,
           $metadata['error_code'],
           $value,
           $metadata['file'],
           $metadata['line']);
 
         $metadata['default_message'] = $default_message;
         error_log($default_message);
         self::outputStacktrace($metadata['trace']);
         break;
       case PhutilErrorHandler::EXCEPTION:
         $messages = array();
         $current = $value;
         do {
           $messages[] = '('.get_class($current).') '.$current->getMessage();
         } while ($current = self::getPreviousException($current));
         $messages = implode(' {>} ', $messages);
 
         if (strlen($messages) > 4096) {
           $messages = substr($messages, 0, 4096).'...';
         }
 
         $default_message = sprintf(
           '[%s] EXCEPTION: %s at [%s:%d]',
           $timestamp,
           $messages,
           self::getRootException($value)->getFile(),
           self::getRootException($value)->getLine());
 
         $metadata['default_message'] = $default_message;
         error_log($default_message);
         self::outputStacktrace(self::getRootException($value)->getTrace());
         break;
       case PhutilErrorHandler::PHLOG:
         $default_message = sprintf(
           '[%s] PHLOG: %s at [%s:%d]',
           $timestamp,
           PhutilReadableSerializer::printShort($value),
           $metadata['file'],
           $metadata['line']);
 
         $metadata['default_message'] = $default_message;
         error_log($default_message);
         break;
       case PhutilErrorHandler::DEPRECATED:
         $default_message = sprintf(
           '[%s] DEPRECATED: %s is deprecated; %s',
           $timestamp,
           $value,
           $metadata['why']);
 
         $metadata['default_message'] = $default_message;
         error_log($default_message);
         break;
       default:
         error_log('Unknown event '.$event);
         break;
     }
 
     if (self::$errorListener) {
       static $handling_error;
       if ($handling_error) {
         error_log(
           "Error handler was reentered, some errors were not passed to the ".
           "listener.");
         return;
       }
       $handling_error = true;
       call_user_func(self::$errorListener, $event, $value, $metadata);
       $handling_error = false;
     }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/error/phlog.php b/src/error/phlog.php
index d744db5..6cf4068 100644
--- a/src/error/phlog.php
+++ b/src/error/phlog.php
@@ -1,68 +1,60 @@
 <?php
 
 
 /**
  * libphutil log function for development debugging. Takes any argument and
  * forwards it to registered listeners. This is essentially a more powerful
  * version of ##error_log()##.
  *
- * NOTE: You must call ##PhutilErrorHandler::initialize()## before this will do
- * anything.
- *
  * @param wild Any value you want printed to the error log or other registered
  *             logs/consoles.
  * @return wild Passed $value.
  * @group error
  */
 function phlog($value) {
 
-  if (!PhutilErrorHandler::hasInitialized()) {
-    throw new Exception(
-      "Call to phlog() before PhutilErrorHandler::initialize()!");
-  }
-
   // Get the caller information
   $trace = debug_backtrace();
   $file = $trace[0]['file'];
   $line = $trace[0]['line'];
 
   PhutilErrorHandler::dispatchErrorMessage(
     $value instanceof Exception
       ? PhutilErrorHandler::EXCEPTION
       : PhutilErrorHandler::PHLOG,
     $value,
     array('file'  => $file,
           'line'  => $line,
           'trace' => $trace));
   return $value;
 }
 
 
 /**
  * Example @{class:PhutilErrorHandler} error listener callback. When you call
  * ##PhutilErrorHandler::setErrorListener()##, you must pass a callback function
  * with the same signature as this one.
  *
  * NOTE: @{class:PhutilErrorHandler} handles writing messages to the error
  * log, so you only need to provide a listener if you have some other console
  * (like Phabricator's DarkConsole) which you //also// want to send errors to.
  *
  * NOTE: You will receive errors which were silenced with the "@" operator. If
  * you don't want to display these, test for "@" being in effect by checking if
  * ##error_reporting() === 0## before displaying the error.
  *
  * @param const A PhutilErrorHandler constant, like PhutilErrorHandler::ERROR,
  *              which indicates the event type (e.g. error, exception,
  *              user message).
  * @param wild  The event value, like the Exception object for an exception
  *              event, an error string for an error event, or some user object
  *              for user messages.
  * @param dict  A dictionary of metadata about the event. The keys 'file',
  *              'line' and 'trace' are always available. Other keys may be
  *              present, depending on the event type.
  * @return void
  * @group error
  */
 function phutil_error_listener_example($event, $value, array $metadata) {
   throw new Exception("This is just an example function!");
 }