[RC] phpBB3 Error Logging Tool

[Highway of Life]

Modification name: phpBB3 Error Logging Tool
Author: Highway of Life
Modification description: Logs phpBB Errors and Warnings in a Custom Error Log, so you can turn off the DEBUG/DEBUG EXTRA for your users and find all errors in the error log.
This makes continues debugging possible after you go live. It is also a great tool for MOD and Style Authors when developing and testing MODs for ease of debugging.
Includes the ability to log possible Template errors and warnings.
The Error Log is created automatically inside the /store/ directory, and will be called php_error.log

Modification version: 1.0.RC1
Tested on phpBB version:

• phpBB 3.0.RC5
• phpBB 3.0.RC6-dev (CVS from August 30)

Associated Topics:

• phpBB.com
• StarTrekGuide
• phpBBModders

Download file: phpbb3 error logging tool.zip

Credits: Thanks to Exreaction for the idea.

Demo: Sample text from generated error log:

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[08-Oct-2007  02:27:37] [phpBB Debug] [client 127.0.0.1] [File preview.php] PHP Notice: in file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/preview.php on line 37 : Undefined variable: sql
[08-Oct-2007  02:27:37] [phpBB Debug] [client 127.0.0.1] [File preview.php] PHP Notice: in file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/includes/db/mysqli.php on line 213 : mysqli_fetch_assoc() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli_result, integer given
[08-Oct-2007  02:27:37] [phpBB Debug] [client 127.0.0.1] [File preview.php] PHP Notice: in file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/includes/functions.php on line 4221 : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /includes/functions.php:3728)
[08-Oct-2007  02:27:37] [phpBB Debug] [client 127.0.0.1] [File preview.php] PHP Notice: in file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/includes/functions.php on line 4223 : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /includes/functions.php:3728)
[08-Oct-2007  02:27:37] [phpBB Debug] [client 127.0.0.1] [File preview.php] PHP Notice: in file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/includes/functions.php on line 4224 : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /includes/functions.php:3728)
[08-Oct-2007  02:27:37] [phpBB Debug] [client 127.0.0.1] [File preview.php] PHP Notice: in file /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/includes/functions.php on line 4225 : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /includes/functions.php:3728)
-------------[ Begin General Error]-------------
[08-Oct-2007  20:25:27] [phpBB Error] [client 127.0.0.1] [file preview.php] /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/phpBB/mods/highwayoflife/stats_mod/includes/db/dbal.php:581
SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]
Unknown column 'user_admin' in 'field list' [1054]
SQL
SELECT user_admin FROM phpbb_users
BACKTRACE

FILE: includes/db/mysqli.php
LINE: 143
CALL: dbal->sql_error()
FILE: preview.php
LINE: 37
CALL: dbal_mysqli->sql_query()

-------------[ End of General Error]-------------

[JunglistPerfection]

Is this mod compatible with phpBB3 Gold?

[Highway of Life]

100% compatible.

[JunglistPerfection]

The mod works perfect, but I have a small problem. I'm using a dynamic sig and the phpbb3 error logging mod gives me an error by not allowing the dynamic sig to display.

Error:

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Warning: error_log(/store/php_error.log) [function.error-log]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/23/d170898697/htdocs/clip101/forum101/includes/functions.php on line 2915

Warning: error_log(/store/php_error.log) [function.error-log]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/23/d170898697/htdocs/clip101/forum101/includes/functions.php on line 2915
[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file /homepages/23/d170898697/htdocs/clip101/forum101/sig.php on line 72: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /homepages/23/d170898697/htdocs/clip101/forum101/includes/functions.php:2915)

For me to resolve this matter, I had to comment out: (includes/functions.php)

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error_log("[$error_timestamp] [phpBB Debug] [client $user_ip] [File $user_page] PHP Notice: in file $errfile on line $errline : " . $error_msg . "\n", 3, $error_log);

Is there another way I can solve this situation?

Thanks

[Highway of Life]

Its not a problem with the MOD, so it would be a misconfiguration in the sig image.

[JunglistPerfection]

Its not a problem with the MOD, so it would be a misconfiguration in the sig image.

So, how can I solve this problem then?

[Highway of Life]

Most likely a bug in the sig image.
But you can try changing:

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$error_log = $phpbb_root_path . '/store/php_error.log'; 

to:

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$error_log = $phpbb_root_path . 'store/php_error.log'; 

[JunglistPerfection]

Cool, thanks.

It works.

[CoC Chris]

With gzip enabled the error log fills up very quickly I can't remember the exact lines but it includes -

"in file unknown on line 0"

If I switch off gzip there are no errors -

Any ideas?

[masterkeedu]

This is a silly question, but this is my first MOD, how to I install.

I figured there would jest be a folder I could upload the source to, but I don't see such a beast. Do I need to create a new one in the admin panel or what?

Thanks a bunch!

n/m

View the xml file in a web browser to read the necessary lines to edit in functions .php