Showing errors on your Reclaim server
Sometimes you'll run a program on Reclaim, and get a blank page. There might be errors in your code, but PHP doesn't give you any error messages. Makes it hard to work out what's wrong.
What's the haps?
Sometimes Reclaim configures PHP to suppress error messages. That's a Bad Thing when you're learning.
You can change it. Start up ye olde cPanel. Run the MultiPHP INI Editor. php.ini is a file that tells the server how it should run PHP. cPanel makes it easy to change ini files.
Each subdomain has its own php.ini file. Choose the one you want to change:
You should set error reporting for your exercises subdomain, at the very least:
Turn on error reporting:
Don't forget to Apply.
Showing errors on XAMPP
Same problem. XAMPP might be set up to not show PHP errors. You want it to, so you can find bugs easily.
Click on the Apache config button in the control panel:
Select PHP. PHP settings are stored in the file php.ini.
An editor like Notepad will open, with the php.ini file.
Find the text display_errors. If the line begins with a ;, keep searching. ; means comment.
You'll find a line like this:
display_errors=Off
Change Off to On. Save the file. That's it!
If you have a Mac, there might not be a configure Apache button. Google the procedure.