{"id":145,"date":"2019-10-11T10:18:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T09:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelancewp.guide\/?p=145"},"modified":"2019-10-11T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T09:18:06","slug":"show-php-debug-log-in-vs-code-terminal-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freelancewp.guide\/show-php-debug-log-in-vs-code-terminal-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Show PHP error or debug log in VS Code terminal window"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monitoring your PHP error log is a great way of tracking any errors or debug information when working on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showing the log file in the VS Code terminal window is a great way of keeping an eye on any log entries as they appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tail command can be used to show the latest log entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example below I am showing the php_error.log file from MAMP, showing the last 100 entries, and any future entries (-f).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>tail -f -n100 \/Applications\/MAMP\/logs\/php_error.log<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/freelance.darrenlambert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/vs-code-error-log-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freelancewp.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/vs-code-error-log-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freelancewp.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/vs-code-error-log-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freelancewp.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/vs-code-error-log-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freelancewp.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/vs-code-error-log-1200x703.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/freelancewp.guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/10\/vs-code-error-log.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monitoring your PHP error log is a great way of tracking any errors or debug information when working on your site. Showing the log file in the VS Code terminal window is a great way of keeping an eye on any log entries as they appear. 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