diff --git a/django_print_sql/__init__.py b/django_print_sql/__init__.py
index 37f524f..492fd63 100644
--- a/django_print_sql/__init__.py
+++ b/django_print_sql/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from .print_sql import print_sql, print_sql_decorator
+from .print_sql import print_sql, print_sql_decorator, print_sql_to_file
 
-__all__ = ['print_sql', 'print_sql_decorator']
\ No newline at end of file
+__all__ = ['print_sql', 'print_sql_decorator', 'print_sql_to_file']
diff --git a/django_print_sql/print_sql.py b/django_print_sql/print_sql.py
index d6f8988..4fbc82e 100644
--- a/django_print_sql/print_sql.py
+++ b/django_print_sql/print_sql.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 from django.db.models.sql.compiler import SQLCompiler
 from functools import wraps
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+import traceback
+import codecs
+
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
     import sqlparse
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ def format(statement, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def pprint_sql(query):
     statement = query[0] % query[1]
-    print(sqlparse.format(statement, reindent=True, keyword_case='upper'))
+    logger.debug(sqlparse.format(statement, reindent=True, keyword_case='upper'))
 
 
 original_execute_sql = SQLCompiler.execute_sql
@@ -27,18 +32,21 @@ def pprint_sql(query):
 @contextmanager
 def print_sql(count_only=False):
 
-    shared_var = {'count': 0, 'total_time': 0}
+    shared_var = {'count': 0, 'total_time': 0, 'first_time' : 0}
 
     @wraps(original_execute_sql)
     def execute_sql(self, *args, **kwargs):
         shared_var['count'] += 1
         time_begin = time.time()
+        if shared_var['first_time'] == 0:
+            shared_var['first_time'] = time_begin
         ret = original_execute_sql(self, *args, **kwargs)
         time_elapsed = time.time() - time_begin
         shared_var['total_time'] += time_elapsed
         if not count_only:
             pprint_sql(self.as_sql())
-            print('[Time elapsed: {time:.2f}ms]\n'.format(time=time_elapsed * 1000))
+            logger.debug('[{time_begin:.5f}s since start, time elapsed: {time:.2f}ms]\n\n'.format(
+                time_begin=time_begin-shared_var['first_time'], time=time_elapsed * 1000))
         return ret
 
     # monkey patching the SQLCompiler
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ def execute_sql(self, *args, **kwargs):
     # restore original execute_sql
     SQLCompiler.execute_sql = original_execute_sql
 
-    print('[{num_of_queries} {query_word} executed, total time elapsed {time:.2f}ms]\n'.format(
+    logger.debug('[{num_of_queries} {query_word} executed, total time elapsed {time:.2f}ms]\n'.format(
         num_of_queries=shared_var['count'],
         query_word='query' if shared_var['count'] == 1 else 'queries',
         time=shared_var['total_time'] * 1000
@@ -64,3 +72,69 @@ def wrapped(*fargs, **fkwargs):
                 return func(*fargs, **fkwargs)
         return wrapped
     return wrapper
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def print_sql_to_file(log_file_path, trace=False, trace_base_str=None):
+    """
+        Because the SQL and traceback log can be large and/or sensitive,
+        we save it to a file instead of logger.debug.
+
+        Setting trace_base_str to the start of the absolute path
+        to the python source files prints the traceback info
+        corresponding to the point where the DB query is made.
+    """
+
+    shared_var = {'count': 0, 'total_time': 0, 'first_time' : 0}
+
+    logf = codecs.open(log_file_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
+
+    @wraps(original_execute_sql)
+    def execute_sql(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        shared_var['count'] += 1
+        time_begin = time.time()
+        if shared_var['first_time'] == 0:
+            shared_var['first_time'] = time_begin
+        ret = original_execute_sql(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        time_elapsed = time.time() - time_begin
+        shared_var['total_time'] += time_elapsed
+
+        if trace:
+            trb = traceback.extract_stack()
+            trb_i = len(trb) - 1
+            while trb_i >=0:
+                if trace_base_str is not None:
+                    # when set and the source file path starts with some string
+                    if trb[trb_i][0].startswith(trace_base_str):
+                        logf.write( '%s, %s, %s, %s\n' % trb[trb_i] )
+                else:
+                    logf.write( '%s, %s, %s, %s\n' % trb[trb_i] )
+                trb_i -= 1
+        
+        sql_query = self.as_sql()
+        sql_statement = sql_query[0] % sql_query[1]
+        sql_statement = (sqlparse.format(sql_statement, reindent=True, keyword_case='upper'))
+        logf.write(sql_statement)
+        logf.write("\n")
+
+        logf.write('[{time_begin:.5f}s since start, time elapsed: {time:.2f}ms]\n\n'.format(
+            time_begin=time_begin-shared_var['first_time'], time=time_elapsed * 1000))
+
+        return ret
+
+    # monkey patching the SQLCompiler
+    SQLCompiler.execute_sql = execute_sql
+
+    yield  # execute code in the `with` statement
+    
+    # restore original execute_sql
+    SQLCompiler.execute_sql = original_execute_sql
+
+    logf.write('[{num_of_queries} {query_word} executed, total time elapsed {time:.2f}ms]\n\n'.format(
+        num_of_queries=shared_var['count'],
+        query_word='query' if shared_var['count'] == 1 else 'queries',
+        time=shared_var['total_time'] * 1000
+    ))
+
+    logf.close()
+