diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cb4392d..01e8370 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
 
 RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd zip
 
+RUN cat <<EOF > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/error-logging.ini
+[PHP]
+log_errors = On
+error_log = /proc/self/fd/2
+error_reporting = E_ALL
+display_errors = Off
+display_startup_errors = Off
+EOF
+
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
 
 RUN mkdir -p /data/caddy /config/caddy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72f2e7b..e347203 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ USER www-data
 - Base: `dunglas/frankenphp:1-php{version}-alpine`
 - PHP Extensions: pdo_mysql, mbstring, exif, pcntl, bcmath, gd, zip
 - System packages: curl, libzip, libpng, libxml2, oniguruma, freetype, libjpeg-turbo
+- PHP error logging configured to stderr (visible via `docker logs`)
 
 ## Environment Variables