php script appears as a blank screen

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I'm trying to run a php script on my website through my file manager but it just shows a white blank screen. I ran a couple of test php scripts on my file manager and runs well. The php script that runs a blank screen has been tested offline with WAMP and works fine, The php script involves connecting to a database which it does, uses simple_html_dom for web scraping and inserting to a database. Can someone please help. Surely if it works offline it should work online no error messages are showing

Step 1: [Turn on error reporting.](http://stackoverflow.com/a/6575502/1438393) — Amal Murali, Dec 26 '13 at 11:06
Add this to the top of your script (or your first calling one) `error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', '1');` — Enissay, Dec 26 '13 at 11:14

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 26 '13 at 11:10

Turn on your error reporting first :

error_reporting(E_ALL);

It might be occurring because you have switched off the error_reporting and the connection is not being successful.
Check if your database connection credentials are correct.

If the problem still exists, refer to this page :

PHP Blank Screen - Solutions

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 26 '13 at 11:31

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Make your error reporting on by

error_reporting(E_ALL);

Also, please check php's error log file.

Every page crash is printed there.

Generally, in php folders of WAMP, XAMPP.

For XAMPP in Windows, the file location is:

xampp\php\logs\php_error_log

answered Dec 26 '13 at 11:31

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