Not really. People that turn off display_errors and set up proper logging typically know what they're doing; it's a pretty sensible default for "my first websit

Not really. People that turn off display_errors and set up proper logging typically know what they're doing; it's a pretty sensible default for "my first website" level of projects. Remember, those folks are just uploading PHP files to their shared host - they don't have a local development environment, let alone a custom-configured production setup. Is it unfortunate that a lot of production sites run with stupid settings because they aren't run by full-time software engineers or sysadmins? Sure. But the accessibility of making changes is great, and most people would consider it a good thing that people are taking an interest in learning how to do this stuff themselves rather than outsourcing all of their technology problems. After all, isn't that how most of us got started?