LinuxWorld Australia: Error Reporting in PHP: Part I | Linux Today

LinuxWorld Australia: Error Reporting in PHP: Part I

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 22, 2004

“By default, PHP generates a lot of helpful information for
developers when an error occurs in the execution of a script. This
information is much less useful to users, however. In fact, telling
users the line number of the error, the function it occurred in,
the location of the script on the file system and the exact nature
of the error would be considered to compromise the security of the
script itself…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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