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Guide to the LiveAPI System - The set_debug() Method

The set_debug() method sets the amount of debug information to store in LiveAPI's debug 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

// Turn off logging to the debug error log.
$cpliveapi->set_debug('0');

LiveAPI Perl Module

# Turn off logging to the debug error log.
$cpliveapi->set_debug('0');

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Possible values Example
debug_level integer The debug log's setting.
  • 0 — The LiveAPI system does not log error messages.
  • Any other integer value — The LiveAPI system logs any error messages that have a level value that is greater than or equal to this value.
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Returns

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

  • 1 — Success.
  • 0 — Failure.