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--- docs:programming:php:error_handling [2007/08/01 13:58] – billh
+++ docs:programming:php:error_handling [2008/08/03 00:25] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Error Handling ======
 Normally, when an error occurs in a PHP script, the error message is inserted into the script's output.  If the error is fatal, the script execution stops.
 ===== Production Server Configuration =====
-Make sure to modify the php.ini file as shown below.  This will display a blank page without errors to the user if there is a problem.  You can enable logging to keep track of errors, which is done slightly below these lines.<code>
+Make sure to modify the php.ini file as shown below.  This will display a blank page without errors to the user if there is a problem.  You can enable logging to keep track of errors, which is done slightly below these lines.
+  * Note:  Although display_errors may be set at runtime (with ini_set()), it won't have any affect if the script has fatal errors. This is because the desired runtime action does not get executed.
+<code>
 ; Print out errors (as a part of the output).  For production web sites,
 ; you're strongly encouraged to turn this feature off, and use error logging