Are you using exception logging in your web application?

One of my favorite rails plugins is exception notifier. This plugin will send you an email whenever an exception is generated by your application. This information includes:  read more »

  • the request and parameters that caused the exception
  • a stack trace
  • the contents of the users session.
  • the values of all the environment variables
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Make sure your DNS is setup for both www and no-www.

One error I’ve seen on a number of sites recently is that they are not setup correctly for both the www and no-www versions of their domain.  read more »

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Web applications shouldn't show exception traces!

I encountered some problems when trying to book a ticket on the Citylink Galway-Dublin Airport service. Tickets for this service must be booked in advance and the website is the most convenient way to do this.  read more »

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