Magento – How to enable Developer Mode in Magento 1.7

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I am trying to enable Developer Mode on a site using Magento 1.7. So far I've added :

SetEnv MAGE_IS_DEVELOPER_MODE "true"

to the .htaccess file and :

...
if (isset($_SERVER['MAGE_IS_DEVELOPER_MODE'])) {
    Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
}
...

to the index.php file as described here. I have even removed the If clause, leaving only :

...
    Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
...

in the index.php file. But still no luck. What am I missing? What should I do in order to enable Developer Mode?

Best Answer

Try the following in your index.php file:

if (isset($_SERVER['MAGE_IS_DEVELOPER_MODE'])) {
    Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
    ini_set(’display_errors’, 1);
}

Also make sure to double check that you have:

1. Disable Cache System > Cache Management > Select All [check-boxes] > Actions = Disable > Submit

2. Re-Index All System > Index Management > Select All [check-boxes] > Actions = Reindex Data > Submit

3. Disable Compilation System > Tools > Compilation > Disable

Note: By default compilation mode is disabled. So just check if the Compiler Status is Enabled or not.

4. Turn on Logging System > Configuration > Advanced > Developer > Log Settings > Enabled => Yes

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