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06-14-2011, 04:40 AM

[eluser]snifty[/eluser]
I have a logs directory under application in my app, and it contains a couple files, which look like this:

Code:
$ cat log-2011-06-14.php 

&lt;?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed'); ?&gt;

DEBUG - 2011-06-14 03:35:26 --&gt; Config Class Initialized

DEBUG - 2011-06-14 03:35:26 --&gt; Hooks Class Initialized

DEBUG - 2011-06-14 03:35:26 --&gt; Utf8 Class Initialized

...snip..., etc etc, depending on the error level in my config.php

My question is, what is the "right" way to view these files? they're clearly not PHP files, so I don't understand why they're assigned a .php filetype and that "No direct script" restriction. Is the idea that error logs should only be viewed through a terminal?

I will read Logging.php and try to figure out the reasoning here, but I thought I'd ask the question as well.

Thanks folks...

06-14-2011, 06:42 AM

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
Just click on the filenames, they are saved as normal text files so your default text editor should just load them up!

InsiteFX

06-14-2011, 10:55 AM

[eluser]TWP Marketing[/eluser]
I think (opinion), that the script access restriction is a simplistic way to prevent anyone but the programmer/administrator from viewing the log files. The logs might give insight into how a program is designed and/or contain information which might be used to hack a database.

If you WANT the admins to see the logs, just build a view and hide it behind the admin login.

06-15-2011, 12:15 AM

[eluser]John_Betong_002[/eluser]
The post prompted me to stop procrastinating and to add the facility of log file viewing and deletion if and only if on your http://localhost/
 

Five steps to view your log file in a popup window:
 
 

step 1. include this line in your views:   ./application/view/view_main_or_whatever_it_is_called.php

Code:
&lt;body&gt;

  &lt;?php if('localhost' === $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']) { include '_box_view_errors.php'; } ?&gt;

* above script displays a link to a popup view error log file if and only if errors log file exists.
 
 
 
 
step 2. add these lines to:     ./application/config/routes.php

Code:
$route["popup_view_errors"]        = "c_view_errors";

$route["popup_view_errors/(:any)"] = "c_view_errors/$1";

* above script is routed from the "View errors" button to the NEW controller file.
 
 
 
step 3. NEW Controller file:     ./application/controllers/c_view_errors.php

Code:
&lt;?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

// file save as  ./application/controllers/c_view_errors.php

//========================================

class c_view_errors extends CI_Controller

{

private $atts = array(

              'width'      => '800',

              'height'     => '600',

              'scrollbars' => 'yes',

              'status'     => 'yes',

              'resizable'  => 'yes',

              'screenx'    => '123',

              'screeny'    => '42'

            );

//===================================================

public function index($tmp=NULL)

{

  $data['view_errors'] =  anchor_popup('popup_view_errors', 'View errors', $this->atts); 

  $this->load->view('view_pop_errors');

}//endfunc

//===================================================

function delete_log_file()

{

  $ff = $this->config->item('log_path') .'log-' .date('Y-m-d') .'.php';

  // delete file

  if(file_exists($ff) && unlink($ff))

  {

    $this->load->view('view_pop_errors');

  }else{

    echo heading('Big problem :( <br />' .__FILE__);

  }

}

}//endclass

* controller script to call the popup view error page or to delete the error log file
 
 
 

step 4. NEW file:     ./application/views/_box_view_errors.php

Code:
&lt;?php

  $ff = $this->config->item('log_path')  .'log-' .date('Y-m-d')  .'.php';

  // if and only if file exists

  if(file_exists($ff) && filesize($ff))

  {

?&gt;

  <h1 style='float:left; background-color:#fc9; border:solid 5px #b90'>

    <a   title="email a friend.">

      View errors

    </a>

  </h1> 

  <br style='clear:left' />

&lt;?php } ?&gt;

* view script to show link button if and only if error_log_file exists
 
 
 

step 5. NEW Popup View file:     ./application/views/_box_view_errors.php

Code:
&lt;?php /* file: ./application/views/_box_view_errors.php */ ?&gt;

<!doctype html>

&lt;head&gt;

&lt;title&gt;View errors&lt;/title&gt;

&lt;/head&gt;

&lt;body&gt;

  <div>

    &lt;?php 

      $ff = $this->config->item('log_path') .'log-' .date('Y-m-d') .'.php';

      if (file_exists($ff))

      {

        // get file in a string

        $ff = highlight_file($ff, TRUE);

        // cosmetic

        $ff = str_replace('ERROR', '<br />Error<br />', $ff);

        // show errors

        echo $ff;

        // maybe delete

        echo '<p>' .anchor('popup_view_errors/delete_log_file', 'Delete log file') .'</p>';

      }else{

        // notification

        echo heading('It' gone: '. $ff,4);

      }

    ?&gt;

    &lt;?php /* include('_java_close_window.php'); */ ?&gt;

    &lt;input 

      id='close'

      style='background:#f90 none; color:#00f;'

      type='button' value="Close Window"&gt;

  </div>

&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html>

* the popup view error log file.
 
 
 

edit
Replaced correct controller file.
Renamed popup view file.
Added button link script
 
 
 

06-22-2011, 04:58 PM

[eluser]snifty[/eluser]
Hi John,

This looks like a useful way to view logs. What's _box_view_errors.php all about?

06-22-2011, 07:03 PM

[eluser]John_Betong_002[/eluser]
[quote author="snifty" date="1308801498"]Hi John,

This looks like a useful way to view logs. What's _box_view_errors.php all about?[/quote]

Whoops, I renamed "_box_view_errors.php" and did not change the old file name. My post has just been edited and now shows the correct file name and the include file name.

Here is a partial screen dump when the "View errors" link is called.

http://johns-jokes.com/afiles/images/c-_...g-file.jpg
 
 
 