php error log

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php error log

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OK so I set up php on Debian 7 following the Linux user guide which works perfectly except that no errors get written to the php error log. I have edited php.ini exactly as set out in the guide which is here:

https://library.linode.com/hosting-webs … linode-1gb">https://library.linode.com/hosting-website#sph_optimizing-php-for-a-linode-1gb

and sets the following parameters:

maxexecutiontime = 30

memory_limit = 128M

errorreporting = ECOMPILEERROR|ERECOVERABLEERROR|EERROR|ECOREERROR

display_errors = Off

log_errors = On

error_log = /var/log/php.log

register_globals = Off

I have restarted apache after entering these parameters. PHP works fine but I need to debug a script from the error log. There is no php.log file in the directory /var/log

As I have set up apache and php according to the guide, I'm surprised that the error log is not working. Any suggestions gratefully received.

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forum:Nuvini · Answer 1 · Oct. 19, 2013, 4:56 a.m.

forum:Nuvini 10 years, 6 months ago

Maybe you need to create the php.log file first manually and give write permissions to whoever PHP is running as.

It might not have permissions now to create a file in /var/log/

forum:obs · Answer 2 · Oct. 19, 2013, 5:38 a.m.

forum:obs 10 years, 6 months ago

I personally create the directory /var/www/php and chown it to www-data and point the error logs to there. You can have one per FPM pool/Apache vhost

forum:edtaa · Answer 3 · Oct. 19, 2013, 5:50 a.m.

forum:edtaa 10 years, 6 months ago

Thanks for the replies. I followed the advice of obs as follows:

1 edit php.ini to redirect logs to /var/www/php/php.log

2 restarted apache

3 chowned /var/www/php to www-data

4 triggered an error in php

This worked immediately so many thanks. I think maybe the guide should be amended to avoid this problem.

forum:obs · Answer 4 · Oct. 19, 2013, 6:31 a.m.

forum:obs 10 years, 6 months ago

I've poked them to update it.

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