How can I get MAMP to tell me what went wrong with php code?

Question

Whenever I have an error in my php code, MAMP just returns a 500 error. Is there anyway I can get MAMP to tell me what went wrong like parsing errors and stuff?

Answer 1

You can also access MAMP errors using the Mac "Console" app to read the php_error.log file.

I find this easiest to access by using spotlight and typing in "error.log".

( it won't find it if you type "php_error.log", you must type "error.log" )

It looks like this :