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debugging [2014/10/14 14:10] shawn_a [Reporting issues in forums, or requesting assistance] |
debugging [2023/11/27 18:55] (current) Knobbles [The error log] |
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| To turn on debugging, uncomment the GSDEBUG line in /path/to/getsimple/gsconfig.php to enable full PHP errors output to help debug in your browser. | To turn on debugging, uncomment the GSDEBUG line in /path/to/getsimple/gsconfig.php to enable full PHP errors output to help debug in your browser. | ||
| + | ===== The error log ===== | ||
| All PHP errors are also written to a log,regardless of the GSDEBUG setting, check /path/to/getsimple/**data/other/logs/errorlog.txt** | All PHP errors are also written to a log,regardless of the GSDEBUG setting, check /path/to/getsimple/**data/other/logs/errorlog.txt** | ||
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| + | Hint: you can also write your own debug messages to the error log, just use the built-in php function **error_log("My debug message")**.\\ | ||
| + | Do not forget to remove your error_log() commands when troubleshooting is finished, so as not to constantly fill up the error log! | ||
| ===== 500 error in browser ===== | ===== 500 error in browser ===== | ||
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| ===== How do I know if debug mode is enabled? ===== | ===== How do I know if debug mode is enabled? ===== | ||
| - | http://zegnat.net/getsimple/debugmode.png | ||
| - | When you are logged in to your admin panel it will display a small red notice in the top-right corner. | ||
| + | When you are logged in to your admin panel it will display a small red notice in the top-right corner. | ||
| + | {{:debug-mode.jpg?300|}} | ||
| ===== When should I enable debug mode? ===== | ===== When should I enable debug mode? ===== | ||
| If you want to see PHP errors displayed on the website you will need to enable debug mode. This would apply to you if you are working with PHP, for instance when developing a theme or plugin . | If you want to see PHP errors displayed on the website you will need to enable debug mode. This would apply to you if you are working with PHP, for instance when developing a theme or plugin . | ||
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| Thanks to an incredible community of knowledgeable folks, forum member-to-member assistance is typically very quick and effective, most problems are solved quickly, provided that users are as respectful and helpful in reporting them. Please keep this in mind when interacting with the community and always help by posting any solutions you find on your own, it will most likely help someone else. Also please submit issues of things you encounter that may be confusing or you had trouble understanding so they can be addressed in future versions. | Thanks to an incredible community of knowledgeable folks, forum member-to-member assistance is typically very quick and effective, most problems are solved quickly, provided that users are as respectful and helpful in reporting them. Please keep this in mind when interacting with the community and always help by posting any solutions you find on your own, it will most likely help someone else. Also please submit issues of things you encounter that may be confusing or you had trouble understanding so they can be addressed in future versions. | ||
| - | You may want to read this entire page(above) as it describes specific steps to troubleshoot common issues. | + | You may want to read this entire page(scroll to top) as it describes specific steps to troubleshoot common issues. |
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| + | Check Health Check | ||
| + | [[http://get-simple.info/wiki/how_to:support#website_health_check]] | ||
| Post your issue in the appropriate forum. | Post your issue in the appropriate forum. | ||
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| Always post | Always post | ||
| + | * Version of PHP | ||
| * Your platform, windows etc. | * Your platform, windows etc. | ||
| * If your host is a special one, free or cloud based or lamp/wamp | * If your host is a special one, free or cloud based or lamp/wamp | ||
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