Where is the PHP log file located on Mac OSX?

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I am having issues with phpMyAdmin on my Mac. I cannot seem to connect to the local MySQL server. When I try to log in I get the following message

Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.

I am now trying to find the log file. I ran phpinfo() and it tells me that the php.ini file is located in /etc, however when I look I only can see php.ini.default. I proceed to edit php.ini.default by specifying the log file to /tmp/php_errors and enable logging.

I tried to log into the MySQL server via phpMyAdmin and I still get the same error. I proceed to /tmp but the error log is not there.

Any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong?

score 28 · Answer 1 · answered May 23 '11 at 16:28

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Apache's logs are located under /var/log/apache2

answered May 23 '11 at 16:28

Rafael Barbosa

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When a location isn't specified in php.ini, the PHP error log does seem to be found in /var/log/apache2/error_log by default. Thanks. – Andrew Huey Jun 07 '12 at 11:10
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I have a custom apache install, so I found my log files with `find /usr/local -name error_log` . – Walrus the Cat Apr 20 '15 at 05:15

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '11 at 06:23

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Try renaming php.ini.default to php.ini and edit it to enable the logging you want.

The changes probably won't take effect until Apache is restarted. Since you are using a Mac, just disable web sharing and re-enable it.

answered May 22 '11 at 06:23

Bandit

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credit goes to Bandit. My phpinfo() showed that "log_errors" was "Off", even though it was set to "on" in my 'php.ini.default'. After I changed the name of that file to 'php.ini' and did a restart of apache, my error log was indeed showing errors correctly, and my phpinfo() showed "log_errors" was "On". – dogatonic Sep 18 '20 at 21:07

Where is the PHP log file located on Mac OSX?

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