[Paul M]

Originally Posted by da_judge

question is then m8... why hide errors.. it be better to show rather than hide

You are free to show them on your forum if you wish, most admins however would prefer not to display them.

On a production site, display_errors should be turned off at source (php.ini).

As noted in the standard php.ini file

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Quick Reference ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; The following are all the settings which are different in either the production
; or development versions of the INIs with respect to PHP's default behavior.
; Please see the actual settings later in the document for more details as to why
; we recommend these changes in PHP's behavior.

; allow_call_time_pass_reference
;   Default Value: On
;   Development Value: Off
;   Production Value: Off

; display_errors
;   Default Value: On
;   Development Value: On
;   Production Value: Off