PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

9 Feb 2008, 4:57 PM

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PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

For example, if I put an error word "a" into includes/modules/pages/index/header_php.php on around line 53:

// query the database based on the selected filters
$listing = $db->Execute($listing_sql);
a

In Zen-Cart 1.3.7, it throws out a page with error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in D:\apache web server\barryjaymarine\includes\modules\pages\index\header_php.php on line **52

**But Zen-Cart 1.3.8a shows blank screen, nothing, nada there.

Has anyone know how to handle this issue? I think this is very vital for me.

Thanks very much.

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9 Feb 2008, 5:04 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

Has anyone know how to handle this issue? I think this is very vital for me.
Do not put the "a" in

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9 Feb 2008, 5:07 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

To avoid showing errors when sites go live, they have been suppressed. However there is now a debug add-in available from the downloads section that will write them to log files.

(or you can temporarily comment out line 56 of application_top.php, but don't forget to put it back and don't tell DrByte that I told you)

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9 Feb 2008, 6:25 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

This FAQ addresses what Kuroi was mentioning ... namely step 2a.
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=82

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9 Feb 2008, 6:28 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

Aaarrgh. I got caught :cry:

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9 Feb 2008, 6:33 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

:onfire:

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9 Feb 2008, 6:34 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

:Flush:

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10 Feb 2008, 3:57 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

Wow! That was totally helpful man!! Thanks a lot!!! You guys are the best ;)

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10 Feb 2008, 4:46 PM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

Clearly Kobra's solution is the most elegant. :)

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13 Mar 2008, 5:22 AM

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Re: PHP Error messages in my Zen-Cart 1.3.8 are missing

swguy:

Clearly Kobra's solution is the most elegant. :)
lol cant agree more to that

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