The Errors interface in cPanel is a powerful troubleshooting tool that displays up to 300 of the most recent errors encountered on your website. These logs can be vital for detecting broken links, missing files, permission issues, and other server-side problems.
📌 What It Shows:
- Error codes (e.g., 404, 500, 403)
- Time and date of the error
- Requested URL or file path
- User agent (sometimes)
- Source of the request (referrer or IP)
🔍 Common Issues You Can Detect:
- 404 Not Found – Links to pages or files that don’t exist
- 500 Internal Server Error – Problems with scripts, permissions, or .htaccess files
- 403 Forbidden – Access denied due to permission settings
- Missing Images or Scripts – Broken paths in your HTML or CMS
✅ How to Access:
- Log in to your cPanel account.
- Go to the Metrics section.
- Click on Errors.
- View the latest error messages for your domain (up to 300 entries).
🛠️ Why It's Helpful:
- Quickly identify broken links or missing assets that impact your site’s performance
- Troubleshoot issues after website updates or migrations
- Monitor the health of server-side scripts like PHP, Python, or Perl
- Detect and resolve .htaccess misconfigurations
🔒 Bonus Tip:
If you're seeing frequent 500 errors, it may be due to script limits or syntax issues in .htaccess. You can temporarily disable .htaccess or increase PHP memory limits using the MultiPHP INI Editor in cPanel.