Doc #76389 [NEW]: Documentation to clarify error_reporting levels

From: luisdv at icon dot co dot za Operating system: All PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:Documentation to clarify error_reporting levels Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.error-reporting --- The above error-reporting article describes these two reporting levels: // Report all PHP errors (see changelog) error_reporting(E_ALL); // Report all PHP errors error_reporting(-1); What is the difference between the two? When would you use one instead of the other? Please update the article with a clear explanation of the differences and an example of the correct use cases for each level. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76389&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=76389&r=mysqlcfg