When code runs without a user interface, for example a script invoked by cron, there often is not an easy way to see what errors are occuring. Another example would be php invoking another php script using exec(), for example. Here are some common fatal errors: unknown class referenced, unknown method called and parse error. … Continue reading Capture Fatal PHP Errors for Logging →

This log4php example demonstrates how to the log4php library in a non-trivial way. log4php is a version of the Apache log4J package ported to PHP5. Please refer to the apache project for complete details. log4php is a powerful logging mechanism that allows you to use a configuration file to specify what types of messages you … Continue reading log4php example →

Turns out php will tinker with names of HTTP request parameters in some circumstances. The reason is historical: register globals was a dumb idea that allowed request parameters to be converted into php variables. A request parameters is something like ?id=42 in a GET request, or the name of a form input in a POST … Continue reading How to Get Raw Request Variables in PHP →