Index: src/main/php/appenders/LoggerAppenderPhp.php
===================================================================
--- src/main/php/appenders/LoggerAppenderPhp.php	(revision 701289)
+++ src/main/php/appenders/LoggerAppenderPhp.php	(working copy)
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@
  */ 
 class LoggerAppenderPhp extends LoggerAppenderSkeleton {
 
-    
-    public function activateOptions() {
+    public function __construct(){
         $this->layout = LoggerLayout::factory('LoggerLayoutTTCC');
         $this->closed = false;
     }
 
+    public function activateOptions() {
+    }
+
     public function close() {
         $this->closed = true;
     }
Index: src/main/php/LoggerAppenderSkeleton.php
===================================================================
--- src/main/php/LoggerAppenderSkeleton.php	(revision 701289)
+++ src/main/php/LoggerAppenderSkeleton.php	(working copy)
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@
      */
     public function setLayout($layout)
     {
-        if ($this->requiresLayout())
-            $this->layout = $layout;
+        $this->layout = $layout;
     } 
  
     /**
Index: src/main/php/LoggerPropertyConfigurator.php
===================================================================
--- src/main/php/LoggerPropertyConfigurator.php	(revision 701289)
+++ src/main/php/LoggerPropertyConfigurator.php	(working copy)
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
         }
         
         $appender->setName($appenderName);
-        if( $appender->requiresLayout() ) {
+        if( $appender->requiresLayout() || isset($props[$layoutPrefix]) ) {
             LoggerLog::debug(
                 "LoggerPropertyConfigurator::parseAppender() ".
                 "Parsing layout section for [$appenderName]."