Show PHP Error Log

Show PHP Error Log
Summary	Adds a menu option to view and optionally clear, the PHP error log within the Admin screen.
Validation	The mod is XHTML compliant.
Mod Updated	2 Feb 2024
Download link	For TNG 14.0 TNG 13.0 show_php_error_log_v13.0.0.9.zip For TNG 12.0 show_php_error_log_v12.0.0.7.zip For TNG 11.0 TNG 10.0.3 show_php_error_log_v10.0.3.5.zip
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Author(s)	Ken Roy Roger Mitchell original mod author
Homepage	Show PHP Error Log (This page)
Mod Support	TNG Community Forums
Contact Developer	TNG Community Forums
Latest Mod	13.0.0.9 for TNG V13+ 12.0.0.7 for TNG V12+ 10.0.3.5 for TNG V10.0.3+
Min TNG V	9.0.0+ (Not tested on versions earlier than TNG 10.0.3 but will probably work)
Max TNG V	14+
Files modified	adminlib.php in TNG v13 admin_rightbanner.php in TNG v12 and earlier creates admin_showerrorlog.php in TNG v12 languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/English/cust_text.php languages/French-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/Swedish/cust_text.php languages/German-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/Czech-UTF8/cust_text.php
Related Mods	Prolog Mod
Notes	None

Purpose

If you've ever had site system errors, this mod gives access to the PHP error log without the need to exit your site or download the error log.

The Show PHP Error Log mod also sorts the log entries to show the most recent errors first.

The Show PHP Error Log mod can be used on sites that do not normally provide access to the PHP error log by adding overrides to your php.ini or by creating a .user.ini file (PHP 5.3 and later) as documented in PHP error log

Introduction

Adds a menu option to view and optionally clear, the system error log within the Admin screen. The link to display this report is added to the top (horizontal) menu bar in the admin section of your site. The log is sorted in reverse chronological order to the way it is written, thus displaying the latest errors at the top.

Requirements

• A working TNG installation.
• A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary in the upper right corner of the page)
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager.

Revision History

Mod Version	Date	Contents
13.0.0.9	2 Feb 2024	Updated to fix anchor location so it installs for TNG 13 + 14
13.0.0.8a	04 Oct 2020	Updated to fix typo in the mod cfg file %note to show Applies to TNG 13+
13.0.0.8	23 Aug 2020	Updated by Ken Roy for TNG v13 new Admin layout
12.0.0.7	20 Mar 2020	Updated by Ken Roy to eliminate notices and warnings in PHP 7
12.0.0.6	17 Apr 2019	Updated by Ken Roy for TNG v12 cust_text.php insertion guidelines. Updated Edit Option screen and mod description to make it easier to understand the installation and PHP error log access requirements
10.0.3.5	22 Jan 2018	Updated by Ken Roy to fix overlay of Mod Manager clearlog text in languages other than English Added cust_text.php for French-UTF8 Added cust_text.php for Czech-UTF8, German-UTF8, and Spanish-UTF8 provided by Ron Krzmarzick Added cust_text.php for Swedish-UTF8 provided by Erik Hoppe
10.0.3.4	23 May 2015	Added facility to select which log to view. Set from Mod Options page in Mod Manager
10.0.3.3	21 May 2015	Bug relating to sort order discovered by Del Groves has now been fixed. Limits on number of items displayed has been removed to allow whole log to be viewed.
10.0.3.0	20 Nov 2014	Initial release

Conflicts and Issues

No known conflicts.

Installation

1. Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
2. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
4. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.

In the event of a problem

• Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability
• Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory
• Contact us through the TNG Community Forums.

Uninstalling the mod

If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should

1. click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
2. click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.

Notes

• Version 10.0.3.5 renames the mod to Show PHP Error Log and fixes the overlay of the Mod Manager clear log text in languages other than English.

Adds custom text for French-UTF8,and Czech-UTF8, German-UTF8, and Spanish-UTF8 provided by Ron Krzmarzick, and Swedish-UTF8 provided by Erik Hoppe

• Version 10.0.3.4 includes the option to select the error log path and name.
• This mod only includes English language variables. To add support for other languages, open and edit the .cfg file to add your language translations.

Version 10.0.3.5 added cust_text.php variables for Czech, French, German, Spanish, and Swedish languages

• Mod has not been tested on TNG versions below 10.0.3 but it is likely to work on all TNG versions.
• The error log is not limited to display a set number of entries. The entire log will be displayed with the latest entries appearing first.
• This mod will work "out of the box" on most installations but I have identified a couple of sites where this isn't the case. Some hosts archive the error log at the end of each month and start a new log. If this is the case, then there is probably less to be gained from my mod.
• If you don't understand the entries in the error log, please, DON'T ask me what they mean. You will have to seek advice from elsewhere (Mr. Google, for example!). Again, perhaps this mod isn't for you.

Visualisation

This is how the report looks. You can see the additional menu in the header.

Note that v10.0.3.5 renamed Roger Mitchell's and changed the System Errors Log to PHP Error Log in the above screen capture

Mod Manager Edit Options

In Mod Manager >> Edit Options, enter the path and name of the log you wish to view. The default is ../../logs/php_error.log.

PHP error log location

See PHP error log location for information on where you can find the PHP error log on your hosting service site or your local computer web server environment.

Sites using this mod

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below:

URL	User	Note	Mod-Version	TNG-Version	User-language
Mitchell Families Online	Roger Mitchell	Mod developer	10.0.3.4	10.1.1	EN
Treichel-Familie.de	Andreas Treichel	Public & Private	13​.0​.0​.8a	TNG 14.0.6	DE, UK, FR, ES, PL
Chamberlain & Eidenbenz Genealogy	Graham Chamberlain		10.0.3.0	10.0.3	EN,DE,ES,FR,NL
Robison & Blythe Genealogy	Jeff Robison	Public Site	10.0.3.4	10.1.1	EN
Brady Family Tree in Western Australia	Darryl Brady	Public site	10.0.3.4	10.1.1	EN, DE
Our Roy and Boucher Family	Ken Roy	Use to view PHP error log on site where logs are not normally accessible. See PHP error log	13.0.0.9	14.0.4	EN, FR
Quigley Doyle Family Tree	Don Quigley	Public Site	10.0.3.4	10.1.1	EN
The Cole / Tanner Family Tree	David Cole	Public/Private	see here	see here	EN, DE, FR, ES, NL
Our Family Histories	Bryan S. Larson	Public	See Here	See Here	EN
Jegersberg.com	C. Jegersberg	Public & Private	12.0.0.6	12.1	NO,EN,SE
Solem Genealogy	Jan-Thore Solem	Private	13​.0​.0​.8a	14.0.2	EN, NO
Bastiaanssen Genealogy	Jan Bastiaanssen	Public / Private	13.0.0.8a	13.1.2	NL, EN, ES
R G Strong Family Genealogy	Russ Strong	Public / Private	13.0.0.9	14.0.4	EN, DE, FR, NL
Joseph Oran Holtz Genealogy Pages	Jim Holt	Private	See Here	See Here	EN
Huygens - Van de Moortel	Tom Huygens	Public/Private on WordPress	13.0.0.8a	13.1.2	NL
MOTYER Family Genealogy	John Mark Motyer	Public site	See here	See here	EN