phpbuilder went offline, and I had to laugh

[Krik]

Just a few minutes ago, about 9:45pm central time, the site would not let me into the forums.

While I full understand things go wrong, I had to laugh at what I saw.

Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql2vip.iworld.com' (4) in /xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxx/_Database.inc on line 19
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql2vip.iworld.com' (4)

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /xxx/xxxxxx/xxxx/_Database.inc:19) in /xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxx/redir.php3 on line 2

Yep phpbuilder.com reported the errors right to my browser. And all I could think about was the articles and an untold number of posts here on turning off error reporting on your website once you go live with it.

If that wasn't a good laugh the "redir.php3" is the real kicker. PHP3, hmm, really.

Well I found it entertaining while I waited for the site to come up.

PS. I X'ed out the directories just in case my posting this publicly could cause a security risk to the site. If you need to remove or edit out the warning all together feel free.

[laserlight]

Krik wrote:

And all I could think about was the articles and an untold number of posts here on turning off error reporting on your website once you go live with it.

No, the correct advice is to turn off display_errors. You still want error_reporting to be on so you can log the errors.

Krik wrote:

If that wasn't a good laugh the "redir.php3" is the real kicker. PHP3, hmm, really.

That one is probably just some legacy naming... but if I remember correctly, phpbuilder.com is still using PHP 4.

[Krik]

No, the correct advice is to turn off display_errors. You still want error_reporting to be on so you can log the errors.

Sorry, that is what I meant.

That one is probably just some legacy naming... but if I remember correctly, phpbuilder.com is still using PHP 4

I figured as much.

I have on occasion ran into something I did many years ago, usually for someone I know personally, and I'll see things like that and I will just get it up to date.

I still think its quite funny though, it's the irony of it. Its the last place I would have thought to see an error reported.

[rulian]

I saw it too, I though hell was freezing over

[Weedpacket]

More than once I've seen "Invalid argument supplied for foreach()...." popping up on the forum root page.

[Elizabeth]

Now, where is that JPNYC? Probably hob-nobbing in the Carribean or something 🙂

[Elizabeth]

Okay, yes, I'm slow. But in my defense the site went down before Richard1 came along....Right? 🙂