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WordPress PHP for WordPress Introduction to PHP for WordPress The Importance of the Semicolon

Vincent Wagner
Vincent Wagner
6,636 Points
Posted by Vincent Wagner
Vincent Wagner
6,636 Points

Any idea why the error message does not display?

Hey everyone,

I'm running WP locally using MAMP on a Mac.

When I save the double echo message without the necessary semicolons it breaks the site, but I don't get an error message. Instead, it only displays a blank page. I've tried in Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

Does anyone have an idea why this happens?

Thanks in advance!

2 Answers

Kristoffer Lund
Kristoffer Lund
11,133 Points
Kristoffer Lund
Kristoffer Lund
11,133 Points

You need to enable debugging.

In your wp_config.php change define('WP_DEBUG', false); to define('WP_DEBUG', true); line 71.

Vincent Wagner
Vincent Wagner
6,636 Points
Vincent Wagner
Vincent Wagner
6,636 Points

Thanks Kristoffer, worked like a charm!

Howard Lerner
Howard Lerner
3,490 Points

Thank you:)

Rodrigo Aguila
Rodrigo Aguila
204 Points
Rodrigo Aguila
Rodrigo Aguila
204 Points

Exactly! So, is good idea enable the DEBUG in development mode (working in some website or blog) in WP and disabled after finishing.