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This guide teaches how to check the error log

If you're experiencing issues with your website, the error log might give som insight in to what might be causing them.

You can check the error log both in the File Manager and the Terminal.

Through File Manager

Step 1:
Log in to cPanel and navigate to "File Manager" as shown in the image below:

Step 2:
Double click the "public_html" folder:

Step 3:
Right click the file named "error_log"and choose "View":

Done

You can now scroll through and read any errors that might be present.
The image below shows an example of what errors might look like:

Through the Terminal
 

Step 1:
Log in to cPanel and navigate to the "Terminal" as shown in the image below:

Step 2:
Write "cd public_html" and press enter

Step 3:
Write "nano error_log" and press enter

If the error log contains many errors, use the arrow keys to navigate. The latest errors are found at the bottom.
The image below shows an example of what errors might look like:

To see the errors in real time as they occour, write "tail -f error_log" instead of "nano error_log" as shown in Step 3

Done