PHP Error Logs on IIS 7.5/Windows Server 2008

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I'm confused about where I should be looking for a log file containing php errors on a Windows 2008 Server running IIS 7.5 (I'm more familiar with the Mac OS X setup for this).

In my php.ini file I have log_errors set to "On" but I'm not seeing any php errors in the IIS logs that appear in this folder:

C\inetpub\logs\LogFiles

Is it possible to have the php errors included in this file or do I need to specify a new file just for php errors?

(I'm trying to troubleshoot a site that is generating 500 – Internal server error for a php error. I've found this site http://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2009/php-on-windows-server-2008-500-internal-server-error-on-iis/ that explains how I can view the error when accessing the page via an RDP session on the server, but I need to be able to log these and view the log as I won't always have RDP access).

Try http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4764230/where-does-iis-7-5-log-errors — Marcos Besteiro López, Mar 24 '13 at 22:36
Thanks - setting error_log = syslog and then using the Event Viewer did the trick. — user982124, Apr 23 '13 at 13:24

score 60 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '15 at 20:16

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In the php.ini (you can find this under "c:\program files (x86)\php\{PHP Version}") change these settings:

log_errors = On

Then set error_log to syslog for the windows event log:

error_log = syslog

Or specify a location on disk such as:

error_log = C:\Windows\temp\php_errors.log

Make sure that the error_log or log_error values aren't being set elsewhere in the file.

answered Jan 06 '15 at 20:16

Zymotik

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This should be flagged as the answer. – D3vy Apr 19 '15 at 21:40
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You also need to ensure `error_reporting` and `log_errors_max_len` are properly set. E.g. `error_reporting=-1`, `log_errors_max_len=0`. – Pacerier Aug 27 '15 at 17:02
Can you report it in different file for every file? I know it is totally possible on Apache but can't find it on IIS – Yann Chabot Jul 21 '17 at 16:44

score -4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '19 at 14:48

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If you are using xampp in windows. The error log can be find in

cd C:\xampp\apache\logs\

Use the following command to display the latest errors

tail -f .\error.log

answered Jul 12 '19 at 14:48

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This solution is for Apache, not for IIS as it has been asked (and as I am looking for..). – Pierre Apr 06 '20 at 08:14

PHP Error Logs on IIS 7.5/Windows Server 2008

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