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Old 08-11-2011, 10:34 AM   #1
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Apache custom 500 error not showing after php syntax error


I have Apache set up to display custom error pages for the most common http errors. All of them are working fine except the 500 error. When a php script crashes, I should get a 500 error, and I do, just the wrong one. Apache's standard 500 error message shows, instead of my custom one.

When I go directly to the error page from a browser, it shows up just fine.

All of the error pages are created in a php file, to give more useful information than a static page. Could this be why it doesn't show up when a script dies because of a syntax error?

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Old 08-11-2011, 11:34 AM   #2
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Hi,

I guess you use something like:
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ErrorDocument 500 /path/to/error500.php
Are you sure it's not your browser cache?
 
Old 08-11-2011, 01:38 PM   #3
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That is what I am using in my virtual server config file.

I just realized that I am actually not getting the Apache error page, I am getting a blank page. There is no html being sent to the browser. Chrome shows a generic built-in 500 error and firefox and safari show a blank page.
 
Old 08-11-2011, 03:45 PM   #4
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Hi,

A blank page means php errors. Check the apache error log to see if you find anything.
You can also set
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display_errors = On
in php.ini, so you see the eventual errors in your browser (need to restart apache)
 
Old 08-11-2011, 04:13 PM   #5
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There are errors, but not on the 500 error page. It works fine when I go straight to it from a browser. It's when another php script errors out and apache tries to send the error page that it doesn't work.
 
Old 08-11-2011, 04:20 PM   #6
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When I turn display_errors on, I see the php syntax error, but nothing about the custom error page. It's like apache isn't even trying to load the page.
 
Old 08-11-2011, 04:31 PM   #7
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Why do you thing that?
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When a php script crashes, I should get a 500 error
Code 500 is not for errors in php script. If you want to catch these errors use "set_error_handler()" and "set_exception_handler()" functions.

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Old 08-11-2011, 04:42 PM   #8
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Oh. I thought that was the error because that is the one that Chrome shows when a php script has an error. Is that just what Chrome shows when it gets a page with no data?
 
  


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