How can error reporting and display settings in PHP configurations help in debugging white screen issues?

White screen issues in PHP can be caused by fatal errors or misconfigurations that prevent the script from executing properly. To debug these issues, error reporting and display settings in PHP configurations can be adjusted to show error messages on the screen. By enabling error reporting and setting display_errors to On in the php.ini file, developers can see detailed error messages that can help identify the root cause of the white screen problem.

// Enable error reporting and display errors in PHP configuration
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);