Check php errors log in my EC2 Instance running Amazon Linux

Question

Iv have been trying to find a way on how to find where my php errors log file is stored in. I am using an EC2 Instance, in Amazon AWS running Amazon Linux. Usually, when using MAMP, I get some PHP Warnings and Notices I can see in a php_log file.

I have been looking for the file, and still no luck finding it.

Do you know where I can find the error log (file)?

Thanks a lot!

Cheers.

score 15 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 14 '17 at 18:56

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It is in /var/log/httpd/error_log

To debug and see log changes you can do

tail -f /var/log/httpd/error_log

edited Aug 14 '17 at 18:56

Brandon Minnick

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answered Aug 14 '17 at 18:33

hzak

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this works on my end, my current environment is ec2 linux ami – Kevin Mar 12 '18 at 06:10
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What do I do if my httpd folder is empty? – Curtis Jan 18 '20 at 02:47
It says permission denied when I try to access the /var/log/httpd/ folder – user2335065 Aug 23 '20 at 08:55
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If you're getting "permission denied", then put `sudo` in front of the command: `tail -f /var/log/httpd/error_log` – alttag Oct 19 '20 at 14:34

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 19 '16 at 17:11

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Depending what configuration you use, the errors will either go into the web server error log file, or it will be stored in /var/log/php-fpm/5.6/ (assuming you are using 5.6)

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Where would the web server error log file would be? Do you happen to know? – idelara Mar 20 '16 at 01:33
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Most applications put logs in `/var/log`. With both apache and nginx you can tell it to store logs elsewhere, but if you haven't done that you should find them in `/var/log/httpd` or `/var/log/nginx` – datasage Mar 20 '16 at 01:34
Thanks! I could find it under `/var/log/httpd` – idelara Mar 21 '16 at 08:05
What do I do if I don't have a php-fpm folder? – Curtis Jan 18 '20 at 02:48

Check php errors log in my EC2 Instance running Amazon Linux

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