Re: shell script - disable log output

> I'm writing a shell script that uses error_log function to log some > data, but it echos the error message to the output without logging the > message to the log file. "the log file"... *WHAT* log file? A shell script has no pre-determined log file, really. Actually, it's almost for sure STDOUT at that point, or maybe STDOUT, but I doubt it. If you were coding PHP engine and needed to send error output somewhere under shell circumstances, you'd think STDOUT would be "it" right?... So you can probably re-direct 2 (STDOUT) to somewhere to get the error_log output where you want it. I think in most shells that turns into: test.php 2> /var/log/test YMMV It's up to you to figure out re-directs in your shell of choice. Good luck. You should probably use can use set_error_handler to trap errors -- though that will not catch error_log output, I don't think. You can also use set_error_reporting() to get rid of errors entirely, though that's not recommended. > Code I use (php5 on unix): > ********************************************* > #!/usr/local/php/bin/php -q > <?php > error_log("My error message"); > ?> > ********************************************* > OUTPUT: > $ test.php > My error message > $ > > How can I prevent the error messages from being echoed to the client? -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm