no PHP errors on Apache?

Question

Why is it that I never get any PHP errors? Where can you deactivate/activate it?

have tried to put error_reporting(E_ALL); in the top of my code, but still no display errors

I'm on my own dedicated server so have permission to change the settings needed

Answer 1

If you are referring to errors displayed on the webpage, you can enable it in php.ini (it is typically disabled for security on production systems). The value is called 'display_errors' (set to 1 to enable).

Alternatively, you can enable it on a per-script basis using the PHP error_reporting function.

In your PHP script add: error_reporting(E_ALL);

OR use: ini_set('display_errors', 1);

(Keep in mind that some hosts might not permit modifying certain values with ini_set. You should try the error_reporting function in preference.

If you are referring to errors in your server logs, ensure that error logging is enabled in your httpd.conf (for apache).

Answer 2

error reporting is set in your php.ini file

check the settings for error_reporting and display errors display_errors.

In dev env they should be:

error_reporting = E_ALL|E_STRICT display_errors = On 

Answer 3

in php.ini search for

• display_errors and set it to ON,
• check error_reporting for configuration (default is E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE)
• check if log_errors is on, if yes, then they are logging somewhere specified by error_log
• check your source for functions which can change those values and check for funcions set_error_handler which can set custom error handler