Enhancing Debug.log Management in WordPress

  • Resolved Sebastian Pendino

    (@sebaros)


    2 months ago

    Hi, I hope you’re doing well!

    1. It would be useful to have an option to delete the generated wp-content/debug.log file after deactivation.
    2. It would be great to have the option to prevent define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true); from being automatically activated.

    I believe it’s safer for the file not to remain on the server; WordFence has warned me about this.

    Is there currently any way to achieve this?

    Thank you,
    Sebastián

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  • Plugin Author Andy Fragen

    (@afragen)

    This plugin also installs a Quick Look menu to view or delete the debug log.

    If WP_DEBUG is not active then no logging will occur. The value of WP_DEBUG_LOG is set within core based on the value of WP_DEBUG.

    Thread Starter Sebastian Pendino

    (@sebaros)

    Thank you, Andy, for your response.

    1. It works as expected when the issue I was debugging has been resolved.
    2. BUT the debug.log file persists even after Purging and Deactivating, in cases where the issue I was debugging hasn’t been resolved.

    Am I doing something wrong?
    Thanks for your time ??
    Sebastian

    Plugin Author Andy Fragen

    (@afragen)

    Purging the debug.log empties the file. It does not delete it. There shouldn’t be an issue with an empty log file.

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