Display error messages

krs1

First of all no I am not hosting my own site! So... I am trying to see what error messages my script is creating, however i do not have access to my logs. My server has turned off error messages being displayed...

Should this not turn it on?

<?PHP 
ini_set('display_errors', true);
error_reporting(E_ALL);
?>

SylviaVixen

I suggest you setup a test server on your own computer and use it to find your errors

krs1

That would be ideal wouldn't it? ... However I am using my dads computer and the resources are shall we say a little stretched as it is.. If I can get this code to work then I would be laughin. Do you see any errors with the statement i made?

P.S. What the heck? I joined in march 2005 not oct 2004?

bubblenut

Have a look here.
It apears that it should be String(1) although PHP's type-juggling should sort that out. If that's not working you could use [man]set_error_handler[/man] and just get your function to output the error itself. You sound pretty clued up which is why I haven't gone into more detail (I'm guessing you'll have more fun figuring it out for youself 😉) but if you need a little more help don't be shy 🙂

krs1

Well actually the more fun part would be that I could just write perfect code and not ever have to deal with errors... But seeing how this is my first real attempt at making anything with PHP other than a few includes ... ....

krs1

So are you saying that this should work:

<?PHP 
ini_set('display_errors', "1");
error_reporting(E_ALL);
?>

bubblenut

TIAS (try it and see)
I don't have to worry about this kind of thing because I've got PHP set up on my box how I want it. The more important bit that I mentioned was the use of set_error_handler to catch your errors and display them (or log them) how you want.

krs1

I did try it but it failed.. :-( ... I am still working on fingering out this error log bit... Thanks for the help!

bubblenut

Are you on IRC? I'm on the #phpbuilder channel right now (it's on freenode.net), it might be quicker to sort this out over there.

krs1

Dont really use IRC that much... give me a few seconds

bubblenut

Nooooo!
The first chance for conversation in that channel in ages and you left before I could say anything. I was away for a sec then. I'm going to go for a cig now but I will be back in a couple of mins, just wait there.