How to View the Error Log in cPanel

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cPanel allows users to view errors generated by their website. The error log in cPanel shows HTTP errors that occur when visitors try to view your site, this log contains the time, date, error message, visitor’s IP address, directory path, and domain name. It’s a good idea to check you error log frequently to fix problems that affect your search engine ranking and website functionality.

In this article, we will review how to view your error logs for both Apache and PHP from within cPanel.

1) Log into cPanel.

2) Look for the “METRICS” section and click on “Errors”.

View the error log in cPanel

3) The Error page will show the last 300 error log messages on your website.

View the error log in cPanel

Checking this log frequently can help keep your site running smoothly.