Error Log

How to obtain/view an error log?

[Gabby7]

Hello+

Thank you in advance for answering this question. I'm not certain I'm in the correct forum - if not, please direct me to the correct one & I'll repost there.

I have messed up my XAMPP. I have somehow locked myself out of it (under "localhost") and I don't know what I've done! I've read about viewing an Error Log to help locate the issue - but I don't know how to access/view it.

I am very, very new to this please provide a detailed instruction.

Thank you!

[g1smd]

It's usually in a folder called

/logs

somewhere in the server filesystem, and you usually need FTP to access that folder.

[SevenCubed]

If you installed it on your local PC on the root of your drive try this path...

C:\xampp\apache\logs\error.log

[Gabby7]

Yes, I did install it on my local PC - that is what I'm looking for!
Thanx!

[Gabby7]

OK...I went into the error log & it stated that:
c:/vhosts/chp4inDWCS4
does not exist. So I went into:
c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
in Notepad and removed:
127.0.0.1 chp4inDWCS4

but the error log still shows the same error...What do I need to do to refresh the error log? (I did close it & reopen it & the error still shows.) Do I need to look in another location for the chp4inDWCS4? (Yes, I know - I did add the chp4inDWCS4, but I don't remember all of the files that I went in to when I did it and I cannot find my notes! I am keeping better track of the notes now.)
Thank you!

[Gabby7]

Hello, again!

I did some plinking around and it looks like I solved my issues. (And for those of you who don't know...to get a refreshed error log you need to restart your computer!)
Have a great one!

[jdMorgan]

You should not have to re-start the server to get an updated log. But the error log is only written-to again after a *new* error happens, and once logged, the previously-logged errors stay in the file.

Jim