Php – Log errors to file (PHP + IIS6 + FastCGI + Win2003 Server)

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Though I have read lots of posts and pages concerning the issue (shown below), I guess I'm missing something here. The mais issue is: my PHP errors are not being logged to the file specified nor to the system event log.

My phpinfo() shows: Windows Server 2003, PHP 5.3.6, log_errors = On, error_log = C:\\errorphp.log

I have tried both error_log = C:\Inetpub\logs\php.log and error_log = syslog in php.ini to no effect (either one at a time).

I have:

restarted IIS after every php.ini change
granted the IUSR_XXXXX User Modify permissions on the folder AND the file
tried leaving the directory blank and letting PHP create the file
had a headache.

Any help is much appreciated.

references:

PHP Manual – PHP on IIS 6

Store PHP errors in a log file

IIS PHP doesn't log errors to log file

My php error log file is empty

Running a defect php file cause error 500

Logging PHP to Windows Event Log

Best Answer

In my case, setting

fastcgi.logging = 1

in php.ini solved the issue and I do have the log file working now (I left the file creation to php itself, my directory was blank)

I'd never guess that as the php.ini itself states (right above the stated config)

; Disable logging through FastCGI connection. PHP's default behavior is to enable this feature.

Go figure.

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This always works for me:

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

However, this doesn't make PHP to show parse errors - the only way to show those errors is to modify your php.ini with this line:

display_errors = on

(if you don't have access to php.ini, then putting this line in .htaccess might work too):

php_flag display_errors 1

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Have you tried in the php file itself?

error_reporting(E_ALL | E_STRICT);
ini_set('display_errors', 0);
ini_set('log_errors', 1);
ini_set('error_log', "c:/php5/log/php.log");

Update: The problem is that you are using a bitwise AND where you should use a bitwise OR

Try this

var_dump(E_ALL);
var_dump(E_STRICT);
var_dump(E_ALL | E_STRICT);
var_dump(E_ALL & E_STRICT);

output: int(6143) int(2048) int(8191) int(0)

So basically you are writing

error_reporting  =  0

Effectively turning off the error reporting. Change the & for an | in your php.ini and you should be ok.

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