Error Logs
Read the errors and warnings your installation records, grouped so that identical faults share one row, and tell which of them are still happening.
Opening the Screen
Open Tools, go to the action logs and choose Error Logs: {admin}/tools/actions/error-log
What Is on the Screen
The strip at the top answers the first question: is anything still going wrong. The table under it holds one row per distinct fault.
Fields
Recording settings
Click the Recording Settings button on the strip to open three switches. Each one saves the moment you change it.
Search and filters
The search box above the table matches the message text. The Advanced Filter button opens ten more boxes. They are Message contains, File path contains, Exception class, Request URI, Method, Min repeats, IP, Signature, User ID and Date range. Closing the panel clears every one of them.
Clear Logs dialog
Tasks
Read a fault in full
- Open the row menu and choose View.
- The dialog opens on Stack Trace. Request, Environment and Raw Data hold the address, the client, the PHP version and the stored variables.
- Copy Details at the bottom puts the whole record on your clipboard for a developer or a support ticket.
Delete records
- For one row, open its menu and choose Delete, then confirm with Delete Entry.
- For several, tick them, choose Delete Selected, fill in the password box and confirm with Delete Entries.
- The rows leave the list. Every occurrence they had gathered goes with them.
Clear records older than a date
- Click the Clear Logs button next to the page title.
- Pick a date, type your password and click Confirm.
- System and database records not seen since that day are removed, and the page reloads.
Switch recording on or off
- Click Recording Settings and use the Logging switch.
- The badge on the strip follows the switch, so you can see the new state without reloading.
Things to Watch
Both settings expose internal details such as file paths and stack traces to anyone using the site. Switching either one on asks you to accept the risk first. Keep them off on a live installation, and turn them on while you are working on it.
A deleted row takes all of its repeated occurrences with it. Clearing by date removes the faults not seen since that day. One that is still recurring stays on the list, with its whole history. The diagnostic data is gone for good, so copy anything a developer still needs before you delete it.
An old entry can describe a fault that was fixed weeks ago. Use the Last 24 Hours button and the last sighting date to tell a live problem from a historical one.
File paths are shown relative to the installation folder. The database name, the server account and the admin folder name are replaced with placeholders such as {db}. Nothing you copy from a record gives away the location of the installation.
Required Privileges
The screen and all of its actions need the TOOLS_ACTIONS privilege. Without it the page is not shown. Downloading the list needs TABLE_EXPORT as well, and without it the download trigger does not appear. Client and staff names in a row link to their records only where you also have access to those screens.
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