[wp-hackers] Debugging a wp-plugin

[Elliot Anderson]

Hi,

I would suggest enabling: error_reporting(E_ALL); to make all the
errors show up.

Elliot.


On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:33:14 +0000, André Medeiros <me at andremedeiros.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 11:17 +1300, Brett Taylor wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to write a plugin using publish_post, and i'm trying to talk
> > to a mysql database OTHER than wp's db.  I'm trying to debug the scripts
> > connection, and echo isn't outputting, so i'm trying to send mail to
> > myself.
> >
> > Anyone got any better tips for getting traces from the plugin?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> 
> There are several debug libraries you can use. Find them on
> http://www.phpclasses.org.
> 
> You could also write the debug to a file (give it a dummy name so you
> can access it with no worries online).
> 
> Do you get the mail? Because if you don't, then the script probablly has
> a syntax error somewhere and won't run at all. Most hosts are configured
> not to display PHP errors, but you can skip this directive using
> an .htaccess file. I can help you with that if you want.
> 
> Other than that, good luck :)
> 
> Best regards,
> André
> 
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