{"id":1574,"date":"2012-08-13T19:47:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T19:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/08\/13\/debug-system\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:01:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:01:07","slug":"debug-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/debug-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to put Joomla 3.1 in debug mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When troubleshooting various issues in Joomla 3.0, you may find it beneficial to put your website in debug mode. Enabling the <strong>debug system<\/strong> allows you to see details about how Joomla is rendering your site, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session Data<\/li>\n<li>Profile Information<\/li>\n<li>Memory Usage<\/li>\n<li>Database Queries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To put Joomla 3.0 in debug mode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard\/\">Log into your Joomla 3.0 control panel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the left menu, click the <strong>Global Configuration<\/strong> link<\/li>\n<li>You should see several tabs listed at the top of the page. Click the <strong>System<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n<li>Under <em>Debug Settings<\/em>, find the setting labeled <strong>Debug System<\/strong>. Click <strong>Yes<\/strong>, and then click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button in the top left of the page.\n<p>When you visit your Joomla 3.0 site again, you should see a list of debug information listed towards the bottom of the page (see the screenshot below). This information will be under a heading labeled:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joomla! 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