PHP errors NOT being displayed in the browser [Ubu

Question

I'm new to PHP and the whole LAMP stack but I've managed to get it up and running on my Ubuntu 10.10 system. Everything seems to be working with the exception of error reposting in the browser which I just can't seem to get working (and which I can't work without!).

I've read a number of article and other threads which indicate that the following values should be applied in the file /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini:

• display_errors = On
• display_startup_errors = On

I've restarted apache2 and even restarted my computer but for the life of me I just can't get it working. I've even tried using phpinfo() function which reports that these settings are as I've set them so I know it's picking up the correct configuration file but nothing!

Any help would be welcome.

Answer 1

Look at error_reporting directive in php.ini.

Answer 2

If you have Local Values overriding master values, you won't change its values in php.ini take a look for those variables in a .htaccess or in the virtual-host config file.

...

        php_admin_value display_errors On
        php_admin_value error_reporting E_ALL
</VirtualHost>

If you edit vhost, restart apache,

$ sudo service apache2 restart

.htaccess edits don't need apache to restart

Answer 3

1. First you need to find the path to the php.ini file
2. You will find the file in the specified path /etc/php/7.0/apache2/. If you are changing the values in the CLI folder or the CGI folder it will not work.
3. Make the following changes

display_errors = On

4. Restart you apache server

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Answer 4

Use the phpinfo(); function to see the table of settings on your browser and look for the

Configuration File (php.ini) Path

and edit that file. Your computer can have multiple php.ini files, you want to edit the right one.

Also check display_errors = On, html_errors = On and error_reporting = E_ALL inside that file

Restart Apache.

Answer 5

it's should overlap, so it turned off. Try to open in your text editor and find display_errors and turn it on. It works for me

Answer 6

Try adding log_errors = Off and check the error_reporting setting whether it's set high enough.