Title: Trouble creating php error log
Last modified: March 15, 2019

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# Trouble creating php error log

 *  [gartia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gartia/)
 * (@gartia)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-creating-php-error-log/)
 * I have tried creating my php error log manually and through this plugin, both
   with no success.
 * The php-errors.log is located in my html folder with the correct full path set,
   the code was entered into the wp-config file as well, still no results, my dashboard
   just keeps telling me,
 * The log file /home/edittedwebsitenamehere/html/php-errors.log does not exist 
   or is inaccessible.

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 *  Plugin Author [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * (@whiteshadow)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-creating-php-error-log/#post-11320674)
 * Here are some ideas:
    - Double-check the file path. If it includes any symbolic links, try changing
      it to a direct path. For example, if `html` is a link to `public_html` or `
      www`, try using the direct path instead of the link.
    - Compare the file permissions of the log file with other WordPress and plugin
      files, like the files in `/wp-content/plugins/error-log-monitor`. In most 
      cases they should be the same or very similar.
    - Check if the file has the right owner and group. Again, usually it should 
      be the same as other WordPress files.
    - Is `open_basedir` enabled on this server? If so, make sure that the log file
      is in one of the specified directories.

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 * Last reply from: [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-creating-php-error-log/#post-11320674)
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