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Created August 22, 2013 01:35
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Save Plugin Error Messages in the database for The Plugin Generated x Characters of Unexpected Output During Activation errors
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gistfile1.php
<?php
function tl_save_error() {
update_option( 'plugin_error', ob_get_contents() );
}
add_action( 'activated_plugin', 'tl_save_error' );
/* Then to display the error message: */
echo get_option( 'plugin_error' );
/* Or you could do the following: */
file_put_contents( 'C:\errors' , ob_get_contents() ); // or any suspected variable
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You should add delete_option( 'plugin_error' ); after the error is displayed or written so you don't end up thinking you're continuing to have errors. I added this to mine after scratching my head a while... 😄

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