Displaying and logging PHP errors can be enabled by adding settings to the .htaccess file. This helps during website development and when troubleshooting issues.
Saving errormessages to a log-file:
1. Edit the .htaccess file
Open your website’s .htaccess file. It is usually located in the root directory of your website, for example:
/home/u12345/public_html
2. Add the following settings to the .htaccess file
# log errors to a file
php_flag log_errors 1
php_value error_log /home/u12345/test/errors.log
# display errors on the page
php_value display_errors 1
# error reporting level (-1 = all errors)
php_value error_reporting -1
What these settings do
log_errors 1
Enables logging of PHP errors.
error_log /home/u12345/test/errors.log
Specifies the file where errors will be stored. In this example, errors are saved to errors.log.
display_errors 1
Displays errors directly on the web page. This is useful during development, but it is generally not recommended in a production environment.
error_reporting -1
Defines the error reporting level. The value -1 means that all PHP errors and warnings will be reported.
