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Guide to the LiveAPI System - The debuglogjson() Method

The debug_log_json() method writes JSON data to the debugging log file.

  • By default, LiveAPI environments log debugging data to the /home/user/.cpanel/LiveAPI.log.rand file, where user is the cPanel account's username, and rand is a random string that cPanel & WHM generates.

Example

LiveAPI PHP Class

// Log a JSON error to the LiveAPI error log.
$cpanel->debug_log_json("{whatami:'JSON',message:'Hello'}");

LiveAPI Perl Module

# Log a JSON error to the LiveAPI error log.
$cpliveapi->debug_log_json("{whatami:'JSON',message:'Hello'}");

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Possible values Example
message string The error message to log. A valid JSON string. {whatami:'JSON',message:'Hello'}

Returns

This method returns a Boolean value that indicates success or failure:

  • 1 – Success.
  • 0 – Failure.