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Asked: 2026-06-12T13:11:04+00:00

I am working on a PHP script locally that has a bug in it

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I am working on a PHP script locally that has a bug in it somewhere.

I am developing locally using the latest version of XAMPP. Whenever the script causes an error I simply get a white blank page.

Is there a way I can get the error printed to the screen?

I have checked Apache and PHP and as far as I can see I have error reporting enabled.

When I receive the white error screen nothing is logged to the Apache or PHP log files.

Makes it very frustrating trying to debug the script.

Would it be a browser thing? I am using FireFox.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    This sounds like a syntax error (e.g. missing a closing bracket). Put a print statement at the beginning of the script and make sure it’s actually running. If it’s not, go hunting for a syntax error.

    Add something simple to inform you if the script is being executed like print("Starting script example.php");

    You can also add this to your php.ini file to make sure that error reporting is on:
    error_reporting = E_ALL

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