Managing WordPress DEBUG Flags

Managing WordPress DEBUG Flags

WordPress can output debug information to a file called debug.log. However, for this to occur, certain flags need to be set in the WordPress wp-config.php file.

Enable WordPress Debug Flags in WP-CONFIG.PHP

  • Go to WPCloudDeploy->All Apps
  • Click on the site for which this action will apply
  • Click on the TOOLS tab
  • Scroll down to the MANAGE DEBUG LOG section
  • Click the ENABLE IT button
  • Click the OK option on the confirmation popup

After a while the screen will refresh – if the operation is successful. If the operation fails, you’ll get a popup message.

You can see a full log of the operation under the SSH LOG screen.

Disable WordPress Debug Flags in WP-CONFIG.PHP

  • Go to WPCloudDeploy->All Apps
  • Click on the site for which this action will apply
  • Click on the TOOLS tab
  • Scroll down to the MANAGE DEBUG LOG section
  • Click the DISABLE IT button
  • Click the OK option on the confirmation popup

View the debug logs for site

  • Go to WPCloudDeploy->All Apps
  • Click on the site for which this action will apply
  • Click on the LOGS tab
  • Select debug.log from the drop-down
  • Click the DOWNLOAD button

Important Notes

Do not manually delete the debug.log file from the wp-content folder unless you are ready to turn off the debug flags. Once the file is deleted, the permissions set for the file will NOT allow WordPress to re-create the file. Instead, you will need to turn off the flags and turn them back on (which will create a new blank debug file that WordPress can write to).

OpenLiteSpeed Servers

For OpenLiteSpeed servers, you MUST use the steps described above to enable or disable WP_DEBUG. If you manually edit the wp-config.php file to add or edit the WP_DEBUG entry, the debug.log file will NOT be located in the expected location (wp-content/). Additionally, you will not be able to download log files unless the above steps are followed to enable the debug logs for a site.

Additional Resources

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