diff --git a/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.cc b/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.cc
index 5ddf8c44..1ae8e94a 100644
--- a/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.cc
+++ b/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.cc
@@ -27,216 +27,27 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "src/utils/shared_files.h"
+
 namespace modsecurity {
 namespace debug_log {
 
-debug_log_file_handler_t *DebugLogWriter::find_handler(
-    const std::string &fileName) {
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *current = m_first;
-    while (current != NULL) {
-        if (current->file_name == fileName) {
-            return current;
-        }
-        current = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(current->next);
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-debug_log_file_handler_t *DebugLogWriter::add_new_handler(
-    const std::string &fileName, std::string *error) {
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *current = m_first;
-    int shm_id;
-    key_t mem_key_structure;
-    key_t mem_key_file_name;
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *new_debug_log;
-    char *shm_ptr2;
-    FILE *fp;
-
-    fp = fopen(fileName.c_str(), "a");
-    if (fp == 0) {
-        error->assign("Failed to open file: " + fileName);
-        goto err_fh;
-    }
-
-    mem_key_structure = ftok(fileName.c_str(), 1);
-    if (mem_key_structure < 0) {
-        error->assign("Failed to select key for the shared memory (1): ");
-        error->append(strerror(errno));
-        goto err_mem_key;
-    }
-
-    mem_key_file_name = ftok(fileName.c_str(), 2);
-    if (mem_key_file_name < 0) {
-        error->assign("Failed to select key for the shared memory (2): ");
-        error->append(strerror(errno));
-        goto err_mem_key;
-    }
-
-    shm_id = shmget(mem_key_structure, sizeof (debug_log_file_handler_t),
-        IPC_CREAT | 0666);
-    if (shm_id < 0) {
-        error->assign("Failed to allocate shared memory (1): ");
-        error->append(strerror(errno));
-        goto err_shmget1;
-    }
-
-    new_debug_log = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(
-        shmat(shm_id, NULL, 0));
-    if ((reinterpret_cast<char *>(new_debug_log)[0]) == -1) {
-        error->assign("Failed to attach shared memory (1): ");
-        error->append(strerror(errno));
-        goto err_shmat1;
-    }
-    memset(new_debug_log, '\0', sizeof(debug_log_file_handler_t));
-
-    pthread_mutex_init(&new_debug_log->lock, NULL);
-    new_debug_log->fp = fp;
-    new_debug_log->file_handler = fileno(new_debug_log->fp);
-    new_debug_log->next = NULL;
-    new_debug_log->previous = NULL;
-    new_debug_log->shm_id_structure = shm_id;
-    shm_id = shmget(mem_key_file_name, (fileName.size() + 1 * sizeof(char)),
-        IPC_CREAT | 0666);
-    if (shm_id < 0) {
-        error->assign("Failed to allocate shared memory (2): ");
-        error->append(strerror(errno));
-        goto err_shmget2;
-    }
-    new_debug_log->shm_id_file_name = shm_id;
-    shm_ptr2 = reinterpret_cast<char *>(shmat(shm_id, NULL, 0));
-    if (shm_ptr2[0] == -1) {
-        error->assign("Failed to attach shared memory (2): ");
-        error->append(strerror(errno));
-        goto err_shmat2;
-    }
-    memcpy(shm_ptr2, fileName.c_str(), fileName.size());
-    shm_ptr2[fileName.size()] = '\0';
-
-    new_debug_log->file_name = shm_ptr2;
-
-    if (m_first == NULL) {
-        m_first = new_debug_log;
-    } else {
-        current = m_first;
-        while (current != NULL) {
-            if (current->next == NULL) {
-                current->next = new_debug_log;
-                new_debug_log->previous = current;
-                new_debug_log->next = NULL;
-                current = NULL;
-            } else {
-                current = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(
-                    current->next);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return new_debug_log;
-err_shmget2:
-err_shmat2:
-    shmdt(shm_ptr2);
-    fclose(new_debug_log->fp);
-err_shmget1:
-err_shmat1:
-    shmdt(new_debug_log);
-err_mem_key:
-err_fh:
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 
 int DebugLogWriter::open(const std::string& fileName, std::string *error) {
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *a = find_handler(fileName);
-    if (a == NULL) {
-        a = add_new_handler(fileName, error);
-        if (error->size() > 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (a == NULL) {
-        error->assign("Not able to open DebugLog: " + fileName);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    a->using_it++;
-
-    return 0;
+    return utils::SharedFiles::getInstance().open(fileName, error);
 }
 
 
 void DebugLogWriter::close(const std::string& fileName) {
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *a;
-
-    if (fileName.empty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    a = find_handler(fileName);
-    if (a == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    a->using_it--;
-
-    if (a->using_it == 0) {
-        bool first = false;
-        int shm_id1 = a->shm_id_structure;
-        int shm_id2 = a->shm_id_file_name;
-        debug_log_file_handler_t *p , *n;
-        pthread_mutex_lock(&a->lock);
-        fclose(a->fp);
-
-        p = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(a->previous);
-        n = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(a->next);
-        if (p != NULL) {
-            p->next = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(n);
-        }
-        if (n != NULL) {
-            n->previous = reinterpret_cast<debug_log_file_handler_t *>(p);
-        }
-        a->previous = NULL;
-        a->next = NULL;
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&a->lock);
-        pthread_mutex_destroy(&a->lock);
-
-        if (a->file_name == m_first->file_name) {
-            first = true;
-        }
-
-        shmdt(a->file_name);
-        shmdt(a);
-
-        shmctl(shm_id1, IPC_RMID, NULL);
-        shmctl(shm_id2, IPC_RMID, NULL);
-
-        if (first) {
-            m_first = NULL;
-        }
-        a = NULL;
-    }
+     utils::SharedFiles::getInstance().close(fileName);
 }
 
 
 void DebugLogWriter::write_log(const std::string& fileName,
     const std::string &msg) {
+    std::string err;
     std::string lmsg = msg + "\n";
-    size_t wrote;
-
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *a = find_handler(fileName);
-    if (a == NULL) {
-        std::cerr << "debug log file is not open: " << msg << std::endl;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&a->lock);
-    wrote = write(a->file_handler, reinterpret_cast<const char *>(lmsg.c_str()),
-        lmsg.size());
-    if (wrote < msg.size()) {
-        std::cerr << "failed to write debug log: " << msg;
-    }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&a->lock);
+    utils::SharedFiles::getInstance().write(fileName, lmsg, &err);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.h b/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.h
index ed8b0cda..0fdba01b 100644
--- a/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.h
+++ b/src/debug_log/debug_log_writer.h
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ namespace modsecurity {
 namespace debug_log {
 
 
-typedef struct debug_log_file_handler {
-    char *file_name;
-    FILE *fp;
-    int file_handler;
-    int shm_id_file_name;
-    int shm_id_structure;
-    int using_it;
-    pthread_mutex_t lock;
-    void *next;
-    void *previous;
-} debug_log_file_handler_t;
-
-
 /** @ingroup ModSecurity_CPP_API */
 class DebugLogWriter {
  public:
@@ -57,11 +44,6 @@ class DebugLogWriter {
     void close(const std::string& m_fileName);
     int open(const std::string& m_fileName, std::string *error);
 
- protected:
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *find_handler(const std::string &fileName);
-    debug_log_file_handler_t *add_new_handler(const std::string &fileName,
-        std::string *error);
-
  private:
     DebugLogWriter() : m_first(NULL) { }
     ~DebugLogWriter() { }