How to enable PrestaShop debug mode on version 1.7 and older versions

PrestaShop is now one of the most popular e-commerce platforms. It has been helping over 270.000 merchants around the world achieve many sales goals. But what should you do when something is not right about your online store? In most cases, you will have to check the error itself by enabling the PrestaShop debug mode.

[toc]

In what cases you need to enable debug mode?

The debug mode is generally used to see the errors in your shop and when:

  • you get blank pages;
  • you get 500 Internal Server Error;
  • you have some strange issues with your shop and don’t know where to start.

Enable debug mode on PrestaShop 1.7

Automatically

Step 1: Login to your PrestaShop Dashboard. Select “Advanced Parameters” menu tab > “Performance”.

Step 2: In “Debug” block, set the “Debug mode” option to Yes. Save your settings.

There are also two other settings available:

  • Disable non PrestaShop modules: you can define whether the issue comes from the native PrestaShop code or thirty-party modules.
  • Disable all overrides: you can figure out if the error has been caused by native override or by a third-party override.

Manually

Step 1: Access your FTP server using some FTP-client software (Total Commander, FileZilla, etc.).

Step 2: Open your PrestaShop installation directory, go to the “config/defines.inc.php” file and open it with a text editor (Sublime Text, Notepad++, etc.).

Step 3: Find the following code (usually at line 29):

define(‘_PS_MODE_DEV_’, false);

Step 4: Change it to:

define(‘_PS_MODE_DEV_’, true);

Step 5: Save the changes and refresh the page you had issues on to see the correct error causing it.

 

Enable debug mode on PrestaShop 1.6

Enabling errors display

Step 1: You should turn on built-in debug mode by opening “config\defines.inc.php” file and locate the following line:

define(‘_PS_MODE_DEV_’, false);

Step 2: Change it to:

define(‘_PS_MODE_DEV_’, true);

Enabling errors logging

To log the errors without showing them, you need to open “index.php” file from the root of your PrestaShop installation and add the following code at the top:

Save the changes and refresh your website. You’ll see “errors.csv” file created on your server, it contains the log of the occurred errors.

Enable debug mode on PrestaShop 1.5.3 and older versions

For PrestaShop version 1.5.3 and below, you have to edit the “config/defines.inc.php” file and make the following changes:

Change the below line:

@ini_set(‘display_errors’, ‘off’);

into this:

@ini_set(‘display_errors’, ‘on’);

Remember to turn the debug mode off when finished debugging. Hackers may get advantage of it and they can harm your website. Moreover, any visible error is not good for visitors.

I hope that the above tutorial will be helpful for you to find out and fix any bug occurred on your PrestaShop store. If you have any question, don’t hesitate to leave a comment. I will try to answer as soon as possible.

The post How to enable PrestaShop debug mode on version 1.7 and older versions appeared first on Presta Hero.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

PrestaShop error 500 – explained and how to troubleshoot

Image
“500 Internal Server Error” or plain “Internal Server Error” is popular when installing and using any web platform. Not only PrestaShop but you might also encounter this error on WordPress, Shopify, Magento websites and so on. This disreputable HTTP Error 500 could turn an online store owner’s smile to a bewildered frown with one click. The fear of lost sales, it stonewalls your customers’ ability to browse your store and purchase products. For web developers, this error is a nightmare. Everyone has to scurry to get his or her stores back online. As terrible as it sounds, it’s not too scary. On this post, I’ll explain the error and offer some troubleshooting ideas for your PrestaShop store. The next time you encounter this error, instead of hiding under your blanket, you’ll be prepared to act fast, handle the issue and keep on making deals. Even if you’re not using PrestaShop, these solutions can still worth to take a try. How to perceive the HTTP Error 500 It’s necessary to not c...
Read more

The Greatest Myth About Personalized Write Exposed

The Greatest Myth About Personalized Write Exposed New detail by detail Roadmap for Personalized Write a multitude of online payment processing services and shopping cart application options can be found, so that you need to have the option of seeking the many desirable repayment solution to coordinate aided by the needs associated with the customers. Then chances are you’re absolve to find the degree which is appropriate centered on your trading timeframe. once again, you will have the ability to go from hosted to in-house nevertheless the online model is planning to possess some limitations around customisation rule. Pick your Research Method Carefully as formerly mentioned previously, the thing that is key to appreciate the purpose of your assignment. Before producing a task, you will find a few factors being specific to CMS implementation and that should be looked after even prior to the development procedure starts. There is only 1 situation where you can risk reversing your s...
Read more

Ein einfacher Trick für Responsive Formgebung | Kostenlos Website Erstellen Mit Eigener Domain

Responsives Design erklärt | Webseite Kostenlos Erstellen Flüssige Layouts sind wirklich ein guter Ausgangspunkt, aber einige Designverpflichtungen könnten eingegangen worden das. Daher ist natürlich es bedeutsam, dass dasjenige Design arbeitet und auf eine Vielzahl von Browserversionen reagiert. Responsive Design bietet einen zweiten Vorteil. Von Zeit zu Zeit arbeiten Jene möglicherweise an einem Responsive Design ferner stellen vorstellung, dass die von Solchen frauen bearbeitete Website nicht wie beabsichtigt herauf einem Zellgerät korrekt angezeigt wird. Responsive Site Formgebung ermöglicht das dem Anwender nicht nur, die Website auf seinem Handy oder aber Tablet über sehen, stattdessen bietet ihm außerdem Unabhängigkeit, um die Verfahren jederzeit ferner überall heranziehen zu bringen. Ein responsives Site-Design koennte drei oder mehr Layouts für verschiedene Browser-Breiten bestizen . Responsive Design ist ein hochwirksames Mittel, um Ihre Website zukunftssicher über machen....
Read more