Title: debug.log file missing
Last modified: February 23, 2017

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# debug.log file missing

 *  [cbondi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbondi/)
 * (@cbondi)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/debug-log-file-missing/)
 * Hi
    We are trying to debug a WordPress 4.7.2 installation on hostgator. I want
   to create a debugging log file. We set the following in wpconfig file:
 *     ```
       // Enable WP_DEBUG mode
       define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
   
       // Enable Debug logging to the /wp-content/debug.log file
       define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
   
       // Disable display of errors and warnings
       define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
       ```
   
 * However when I go to the wp-content folder there is no log file. Permissions 
   on the folder appear normal (755).
 * Any help would be appreciated.
    thanks

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 *  [Curdin Krummenacher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/curdin/)
 * (@curdin)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/debug-log-file-missing/#post-8838744)
 * Hi,
 * Can you install plugins correctly / or upload media?
    If not you might need to
   check ownership of the wp-content directory.
 * If the site is not live you can also set
    `define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', true );`
   to display errors in page. Might help in determining why it wont write to wp-
   content 🙂
 * c

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/debug-log-file-missing/#post-8838744)
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