Outputting PHP Error Messages to Command Line

Question

Where would I modify PHP or my script so that PHP errors are printed to the console in the event of an error? I can check my error log, but frequently a script I write will fail silently, and I won't know that it has unless I check the log.

This can be a problem when, for example, generating a result set where many of the results aren't being generated because the script is failing.

Would I put something in my script, something like this:

error_reporting($value);

Or is it something else entirely?

Answer 1

In addition to setting error_reporting() , you may need to enable display_errors .

ini_set('display_errors', '1');

Read the documentation to pass the proper value for your version of PHP. Do not leave this on in production.