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How to find the error log on the WordPress site [updated]

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To troubleshoot your WordPress site, the error log is the quick way to find what is happening on your WordPress site. Finding the problem is the most critical part of the solution. This article shows you a quick and easy way to find the error log.

Open file manager:

You’ve to log in to your cPanel and open the file manager.

How to find the error log on the WordPress site [updated]

Go to the document root:

Go to the document directory of your file manager. You’ll find this on public_html or, if it’s on the parked domain – you’ll find this on your domain names folder.

How to find the error log on the WordPress site [updated]

Take a backup of wp-content:

Take a backup of your wp-content directory so that if anything goes wrong you’ll be on the safe side and restore those files.

How to find the error log on the WordPress site [updated]
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								<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Open up the wp-config.php file:</span></strong></h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Add or edit this code to your wp-config.php file: </span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">define(&#8216;WP_DEBUG&#8217;, true);</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">define(&#8216;WP_DEBUG_LOG&#8217;, true);</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Most WordPress installation has already WP_DEBUG included with the file and the value set to false.  </span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">After editing, please ensure and recheck that the value is set to true.</span></p>								</div>
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