Error Log

NZ_Kiwis

I don't have admin access to my server but I'm worried about error_log and how much I'm writing to it.

Can someone please tell if it's possible to run my own private log or do something else to capture a error?? even email it to me

bradgrafelman

What's the difference between your "own private log" and error_log?

NZ_Kiwis

bradgrafelman;10996070 wrote:
What's the difference between your "own private log" and error_log?

Thought that was simple;

An error_log would set somewhere on the server where I can't access it.
A private log would sit in my folder which I can access

bradgrafelman

Why would you set the error_log to a path "somewhere on the server where [you] can't access it" in the first place?

NZ_Kiwis

bradgrafelman;10996078 wrote:
Why would you set the error_log to a path "somewhere on the server where [you] can't access it" in the first place?

No offense but these replies are not helpful.

I have limited access to my server, i didn't set it up I only have access to selected folders hense i'm looking for another option.

Weedpacket

Well, you know more about your setup than we do. Without knowing why normal methods won't work, how can we judge if an abnormal method is worth suggesting?

Derokorian

If you use a index.php style landing page, you could add this to the top

ini_set('error_log',dirname(__FILE__).'/error.log');

Of course this won't stop fatal errors from showing up in the other log, preferably you would set this in your php.ini file so that ALL errors logged there. If you don't know the full path to the folder you can access just echo the dirname(FILE) and copy paste that into your php.ini if possible.

bradgrafelman

NZ_Kiwis;10996092 wrote:
No offense but these replies are not helpful.

None taken - your explanations have been equally unhelpful.

NZ_Kiwis;10996092 wrote:
I have limited access to my server, i didn't set it up I only have access to selected folders hense i'm looking for another option.

Are you using Apache? Do you have the ability to upload .htaccess files?

If so, you can change the error_log value supplied in the php.ini by using the 'php_value' directive in a .htaccess file (e.g. at the root of your site, so that it applies to all subfolders... or you could selectively redirect certain parts of the site depending upon where you place the .htaccess file).

Derokorian;10996104 wrote:
preferably you would set this in your php.ini file

... or anywhere else outside of each individual script (such as in a .htaccess file).

Weedpacket

bradgrafelman wrote:
Derokorian wrote:
preferably you would set this in your php.ini file
... or anywhere else outside of each individual script (such as in a .htaccess file).

Or, for that matter, in a per-user .ini file (if the version of PHP being used turns out to be 5.3).