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How can I get MAMP to tell me what went wrong with php code?

Whenever I have an error in my php code, MAMP just returns a 500 error. Is there anyway I can get MAMP to tell me what went wrong like parsing errors and stuff?

Solution

  • Just as you reported, you must have display_errors set to on. This can be done either by changing the conf file or by using .htaccess like so:

    <IfModule mod_php5.c>
    php_flag display_errors on
</IfModule>

    Additionally, you can do this with ini_set() like so:

    ini_set('display_errors', 1);

    One last thing, you can also check /Applications/MAMP/logs which has three different error log files.

    Try opening terminal and run this command:

    tail -f /Applications/MAMP/logs/php_error.log

    When you want to stop "following" (the -f switch) the log file, just type control+C.