{"id":3336,"date":"2023-12-21T07:30:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T07:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-error-logs-in-magento-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:47:59","slug":"how-to-enable-error-logs-in-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-error-logs-in-magento-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Error Logs in Magento 2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you faced the frustration of encountering a blank white page, broken content, or 500 Internal server errors on your Magento platform? We understand these issues can be perplexing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t stress. We\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog, we\u2019ll discuss the steps on how to enable error logs in Magento 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an Error Log in Magento 2?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Error log in Magento refers to a troubleshooting tool that stores error messages, notifications, and warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These logs play an important role in fixing and debugging by giving details of the issues that may affect the functionality of the Magento 2 platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Enable Error Logs in Magento 2?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two ways to enable error logs in Magento 2. You can either do it from the admin dashboard<\/strong> or through the command line interface. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s learn both methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method 1: Enable Magento 2 Error Logs from Admin Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From Magento 2.4.x onwards, the platform automatically generates error logs and stores them in the var\/log\/debug.log file. Therefore, you can access them directly if you\u2019re on the latest version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you are using Magento 2.3.x or older versions, you need to manually enable error logs from the admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, you need to log in to your Magento Admin Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Go to Stores > Configuration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 2: Scroll to Advanced > Developer > Debug.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 3: Set \u201cLog to File\u201d to Yes and Save Configuration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The debug details will be logged to the var\/log\/debug.log file. Flush the cache once if needed. Please note that the enabling error log is not possible if the production mode is active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method 2: Enable Magento 2 Error Logs Using CLI Command<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For Magento 2.3.1 or above:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run the following command in the Magento directory to enable the error log: bin\/magento setup:config:set --enable-debug-logging=true <\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And flush the cache by running the following command: bin\/magento cache:flush <\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For versions older than Magento 2.3.1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above command doesn\u2019t work for Magento 2.3.1 and older versions. However, you can enable error reporting as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

enable: php bin\/magento config:set dev\/debug\/debug_logging 1 &&  php bin\/magento cache:flush <\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enabling the error logs in Magento 2 is an important step for effective troubleshooting. Whether you enable them through the Admin Panel or CLI commands, they help you to deliver a seamless experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope it is clear to you now how to enable error logs in Magento 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the below resources to learn how to fix some other Magento 2 errors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n