How to enable and disable PHP error messages in cPanel

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In this article, you will learn how to enable and disable PHP error messages using the display_errors directive in the php.ini file.

The steps in this article can be completed if you have already set up a custom php.ini file on your website.

Error messages and the display_errors directive

PHP displays error messages in the user’s web browser by default. And this is a very useful feature in the initial development and debugging of your website. But after the development of a website is completed, displaying error messages can be a security risk. Error messages may reveal information about your website, like path information and variables that should be kept secret.

The display_errors directive determines whether PHP will display error messages in users’ web browsers. To prevent PHP from displaying error messages, change the display_errors directive in the php.ini file using a text editor as follows:

display_errors = off

Modify the display_errors directive in the php.ini file to allow PHP to display error messages as follows:

display_errors = on

You can use the phpinfo() function to check the current value of the display_errors directive and other directives.