What can I do to make my PHP web application fail in a more noisy way?
I am using an MVC pattern and often when classes fail to load or failures they do so without error.
A:
Use the require_once method to load your files instead of include.
I think that's what you're asking, right?
Zachary Spencer
2010-04-23 03:03:39
+1
A:
Depending on what your error reporting level is at, you could try raising it via .htaccess.
php_value display_errors 1
php_value error_reporting 2147483647
Greg W
2010-04-23 03:06:12
A:
If you're doing testing, check whether your php.ini settings has display_errors property turned on.
paul_sns
2010-04-23 03:06:14
Also, please note that I mentioned "testing" because this setting should almost always be turned off in production as this might compromise security.
paul_sns
2010-04-23 03:09:39
+7
A:
<?php
error_reporting( E_ALL );
ini_set( 'display_errors', '1' );
ini_set( 'log_errors', '1' );
function error_handler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
system('/usr/bin/mplayer /home/user/music/Moras_Modern_Rhythmists/Mr._Ghost_Goes_to_Town.mp3', $retval);
return true;
}
set_error_handler( "error_handler" );
?>
Dave Jarvis
2010-04-23 03:19:37
Pretty cool. Imagine doing this on a colocated server (yes, I know they're not likely to have sound cards).
thomasrutter
2010-04-23 03:39:29
If you have display_errors off in php.ini, you will not see errors outputted to the browser that prevent your script from executing, such as parse errors.
erisco
2010-04-23 04:42:11
error_reporting( E_ALL );ini_set( 'display_errors', '1' );ini_set( 'log_errors', '1' );This was what I needed. Thank you.
Supermighty
2010-04-25 23:45:59
You're welcome, Supermighty. Usually, as a small token of appreciation, you click the check-mark to mark this answer as correct.
Dave Jarvis
2010-05-04 06:19:48
A:
The easy answer: die('A fatal error occurred')
In a PHP application I wrote, I came up with a convention of using a variable or class member named $err_msg which is initially set to null . When an error happens, set it to a human readable string. When it's time to check errors, check $err_msg and put it on display for the end-user. If it's an AJAX call, echo $err_msg on failure, echo 'OK' on success.
In my case, I wrote a simple jQuery-based status box that can display busy indicators and errors. When an AJAX call returns an error message, I make the status box fade in with a red background and display the error message. It's quite nice and uniform.
Joey Adams
2010-04-23 04:27:52
I use die() in places to help, but not everywhere.This helped me. It E_ALL generates more errors than E_STRICT.error_reporting( E_ALL ); ini_set( 'display_errors', '1' ); ini_set( 'log_errors', '1' ); Thank you.
Supermighty
2010-05-20 01:32:21