Enable and Monitor debug.log

[kingkool68]

The nginx error log is being monitored but WordPress' built in debug logging functionality would be another place to monitor for errors. To do this we need to modify wp-config.php so WP_DEBUG is enabled by default:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
if ( isset( $_GET['debug'] ) && $_GET['debug'] == '!wr8KCsv9V7%' ) {
    define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', true );
    define( 'SAVEQUERIES', true );
} else {
    define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
}

We also need to tell the AWS CloudWatch log monitor of the new log we want to track by appending a new config to /var/awslogs/etc/awslogs.conf

[/var/www/spiritedmedia.com/htdocs/wp-content/debug.log]
datetime_format = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S 
file = /var/www/spiritedmedia.com/htdocs/wp-content/debug.log
buffer_duration = 5000
log_stream_name = spiritedmedia.com
initial_position = start_of_file
log_group_name = /var/www/spiritedmedia.com/htdocs/wp-content/debug.log

Be sure to stop and start the logging daemon:

sudo service awslogs stop then sudo service awslogs start