How to activate debug mode in your Joomla site

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How to activate debug mode in your Joomla site

Joomla 's Debug mode allows you to view essential information, including errors. This gives you a better understanding of how to resolve them effectively.

Debug mode mainly informs you about the following errors.

• Memory usage
• Database queries
• Profile information
• Session data

How to activate debug mode in your Joomla site

To activate Debug mode in Joomla:

• Log into your Joomla administration panel
• In the "System" menu , click on the "Configuration" link

• You should see several tabs listed at the top of the page. Click on the 'System' tab (1) and click'YES' on the'Debugging System' setting (2)

• Then from the 'Server' tab (1) change the 'Error report ' value to 'maximum ' (2)

• When you visit your Joomla site again, you should see a list of debugging information listed towards the bottom of the page (see screenshot below). This information will be under a heading called:Joomla! Debug Console

• If you don't have access to your Joomla administration, you need to modify the configuration.php file via FTP by setting the $debug variable to 1. i.e.: public $debug = '1'; and by modifying $error_reporting to 'maximum'.

Conclusion:

You've learnt how to activate Debug mode in your Joomla. Debug mode allows you to view important information such as errors, which will help you correct the way your site works.