How do I enable error reporting in PHP (MAMP)?

Question

So I'm running MAMP on my Mac since I was unable to change my htdocs location to a directory on a local server (no problem to use that local server with MAMP though)

Somehow, php error reporting is disabled for me. I used phpinfo(); to find the right ini file (which is located at "Applications ▸ MAMP ▸ bin ▸ php ▸ php5.6.10 ▸ conf" in my case) and changed display_errors from "off" to "on" (without the " " of course)

error_reporting is set to E_ALL

However, when I now run phpinfo(); again, Display errors is still turned off.

I have also tried to override those values in the php code without success.

Apparently MAMP overrides the modified php.ini everytime it starts. Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16154605/2667307

Try to override them in code using: `error_reporting(-1);` and `ini_set("display_errors", "on");` — Naruto, Feb 26 '16 at 12:28
I already tried. Sorry, I have edited it in now. Thanks for your time! @Naruto — Noniq, Feb 26 '16 at 12:30
Yes of couse I did. Restarted all services and even restarted MAMP to make sure @Fred-ii- — Noniq, Feb 26 '16 at 12:39
Check this link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14581460/why-mamp-doesnt-display-errors — Ravi Hirani, Feb 26 '16 at 12:57

Shashank Shah · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-26T13:13:20.850

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Why you are not creating a script with <?php phpinfo() ?> ? by running in browser you'll see Loaded Configuration File This tells you which php.ini file PHP is using like for me it's at /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

though,

You can try to override it by doing error_reporting(E_ALL);

// Report all PHP errors
error_reporting(E_ALL);

and

if (!ini_get('display_errors')) {
    ini_set('display_errors', '1');
}

edited Feb 26 '16 at 13:13

answered Feb 26 '16 at 12:39

Shashank Shah

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Thanks for your answer. Works and now Display Errors is on when using phpinfo(); Do I have to paste this on any of my php files now? – Noniq Feb 26 '16 at 12:43
Any idea why simply editing the php.ini did not work for me? – Noniq Feb 26 '16 at 12:44
@Noni simply editing php.ini would be best way but when you do have specific requirement you can do it. – Shashank Shah Feb 26 '16 at 12:46
May be you've edited wrong file i guess i'm working. – Shashank Shah Feb 26 '16 at 12:52
For me, `if (!ini_get('display_errors')) {ini_set('display_errors', '1');}` did the job, `error_reporting(E_ALL);` was not needed. – Noniq Feb 26 '16 at 13:15
Of course I was using phpinfo(); to find out where my configuration is located, but editing it did not have any effect. – Noniq Feb 26 '16 at 13:16
@Noni Please review http://stackoverflow.com/a/16154605/2667307 and other answers helps! – Shashank Shah Feb 26 '16 at 13:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 26 '16 at 12:30

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I used to have the same issue. Then i found in MAMP if you go to "File -> Edit Template -> PHP -> ". Edit the file there and restart MAMP.

The issue is that the files reside in two or three places in MAMP on Mac.

answered Feb 26 '16 at 12:30

isnisn

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Does this require the PRO version? I only have the standard one. I am 100% sure I edited exactly the php.ini file that I was shown by phpinfo(); how can I have edited the wrong file then? – Noniq Feb 26 '16 at 12:37
Then i will edit my answer. Its still good to know. Do a "find / -name php.ini" in terminal. It will find all your php.ini in your system. – isnisn Feb 26 '16 at 12:45
Thank you @isnisn, I am new to MacOS – Noniq Feb 26 '16 at 13:17

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 28 '16 at 23:31

Changing

error_reporting(E_ALL) ; ini_set('display_errors', 1);

in your PHP script to

ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL) ; ini_set('display_errors', 1);

will display the errors properly in your browser. As the first alternative should send the errors to your log file.

You can check the manual here: http://php.net/manual/de/function.error-reporting.php

How do I enable error reporting in PHP (MAMP)?

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