[FX.php List] PHP Error Reporting...One more time

Wed Sep 3 15:34:14 MDT 2008

I don't know if you know about it already, but there is a utility  
called 'diff' which will give you an overview of differences between  
files. It's available on most unix/linux systems as well as OS X. Try  
for example this (command line): diff -u file-before-some-change.php  
file-after-some-change.php

3 sep 2008 kl. 23.24 skrev Gjermund Gusland Thorsen:

> Well helps me avoid spending time on searching for errors.
>
> ggt
>
> 2008/9/3 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>> Well said, Leo.
>>
>> I am just now realizing that there are two levels of PHP errors...in
>> addition to all the other levels of errors that we need to deal with.
>> Unfortunately in my case, it is the show-stopping errors (syntax)  
>> that I am
>> looking at.  In this case, PHP has been stopped in its tracks and  
>> is unable
>> to alert anyone/anything.
>>
>> However, the web server's heart is still beating and it knows that  
>> PHP
>> barfed.  There is even an entry in the web server log.  I just  
>> need that to
>> turn into an email.
>>
>> Should I be looking at a notification tool for OS X Server/Apache?
>>
>> And...ggt...I honestly have NO IDEA what you are talking about.   
>> Sorry
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>> At 10:08 PM +0200 9/3/08, Leo R. Lundgren wrote:
>>>
>>> Interesting/good question :-)
>>>
>>> I think it's fair to say that there are two major types of errors  
>>> in PHP;
>>> The ones that raise warnings, notices and so on, but still let your
>>> application keep running even though the expected results of  
>>> whatever it's
>>> doing may not be very,, expected. Then there are the kind of  
>>> errors that
>>> stop the application from running, such as syntax errrors. These  
>>> latter ones
>>> will hopefully not occur too often unless you're really doing it  
>>> wrong or
>>> don't check your edits at all.
>>>
>>> However, for the first type of errors, you could define your own  
>>> error
>>> handler in PHP, that will be called whenever an error that you've  
>>> configured
>>> it to handle occurs. For example, if there is an error that you  
>>> deem not to
>>> be that serious, you could have the handler e-mail you the error
>>> notifications, and for serious errors you could handle it in a  
>>> more graceful
>>> way than you would without  global error handler. See
>>> http://se.php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php.
>>>
>>> For the second type of errors there's not that much to do from  
>>> inside PHP
>>> since your application may not start at all in such cases. These  
>>> will have
>>> to be taken care of using your skillz ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> 3 sep 2008 kl. 21.48 skrev Jonathan Schwartz:
>>>
>>>> Like I said, the application here is making quick edits on working
>>>> scripts. One out-of-place character takes down the entire  
>>>> solution, until
>>>> discovered and repaired.
>>>>
>>>> Happens more often than I'd like to admit.
>>>>
>>>> Will look into ggt's response....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 2:39 PM -0500 9/3/08, Bob Patin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a script for sending emails on FM errors, but I too  
>>>>> would love to
>>>>> know about any PHP errors. However, once a page is properly  
>>>>> written, it's
>>>>> not going to randomly generate PHP errors, so I'm wondering  
>>>>> what the
>>>>> usefulness of this would be other than in the initial  
>>>>> programming stage...
>>>>>
>>>>> From the peanut gallery,
>>>>>
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>>>>> On Sep 3, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Occasionally, php syntax errors can result after performing on- 
>>>>>> the-fly
>>>>>> script edits for clients, and there just isn't time to perform  
>>>>>> testing. Call
>>>>>> me human. ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, it is often the client that informs me of the error.   
>>>>>> Hmmm...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To resolve, I'd like to receive email notification for php  
>>>>>> errors on
>>>>>> any page ( not FMP errors) and have a shot at finding the  
>>>>>> error first.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What mechanism can do that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> J
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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