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https://github.com/stracker-phil/wp-no-white-screen

Got a white-screen-of-death in WordPress? Use this file to display the error!
https://github.com/stracker-phil/wp-no-white-screen

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Got a white-screen-of-death in WordPress? Use this file to display the error!

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/stracker-phil/wp-no-white-screen
Owner: stracker-phil
License: gpl-2.0
Created: 2015-01-12T14:43:13.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2020-01-20T09:40:03.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-07-31T01:46:43.858Z (3 months ago)
Language: PHP
Size: 16.6 KB
Stars: 109
Watchers: 7
Forks: 48
Open Issues: 2
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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# wp-no-white-screen

This plugin helps troubleshoot issues with the infamous WordPress WSOD (White Screen of Death). Most errors can be caught with WP-DEBUG turned on using tools like X-Debug, but some of the fatal errors don't come through either with WP-DEBUG or your PHP error handler. This is because PHP lets WP "handle" the error - the way WP handles an fatal error is to not display it [to increase security, since error messages often reveal information that can be used to leverage an attack on a site]

Plugin developers and advanced users who troubleshoot complex issues will find this tool handy. No more messing with your PHP configuration or blind-testing to find out what's going on!

# Usage

* Open up the `/mu-plugins` folder in your WordPress Directory (or create one) usually located within `/wp-content` folder in your `/public_html` folder. Select the PHP file `no-white-screen.php` and place it into the `/wp-content/mu-plugins` folder in your WordPress Directory. You will have all errors displayed or wrriten to log depending on your settings in the next step.

* Open the `wp-config.php` file in your root Wordpress installation and make these changes

```
// Comment this out or change to true
// define('WP_DEBUG', false);

define('WP_DEBUG', true);

// If you want to write to log
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

// If you want to hide errors from users (Used mostly for live sites)
define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);

// Just in case
@ini_set('display_errors', 0);
```