diff --git a/html/inc/dir_hier.inc b/html/inc/dir_hier.inc
index 0b24324ed4..1d806b05dd 100644
--- a/html/inc/dir_hier.inc
+++ b/html/inc/dir_hier.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with BOINC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// PHP versions of functions in sched/sched_util.C
+// PHP versions of functions in sched/sched_util.cpp
 
 function filename_hash($filename, $fanout) {
     $m = md5($filename);
diff --git a/html/inc/util_basic.inc b/html/inc/util_basic.inc
index 3bc578b254..55ba0fabee 100644
--- a/html/inc/util_basic.inc
+++ b/html/inc/util_basic.inc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function show_page($x, $y) {
     ";
 }
 
-function xml_error($num, $msg=null) {
+function xml_error($num, $msg=null, $file=null, $line=null) {
     if (!$msg) {
         switch($num) {
         case -112: $msg = "Invalid XML"; break;
@@ -64,8 +64,14 @@ function xml_error($num, $msg=null) {
     echo "<error>
     <error_num>$num</error_num>
     <error_msg>$msg</error_msg>
-</error>
 ";
+    if ($file) {
+        echo "    <file>$file</file>\n";
+    }
+    if ($line) {
+        echo "    <line>$line</line>\n";
+    }
+    echo "</error>\n";
     exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/html/inc/xml.inc b/html/inc/xml.inc
index 7883f249b6..21d51097d0 100644
--- a/html/inc/xml.inc
+++ b/html/inc/xml.inc
@@ -29,8 +29,19 @@ function db_init_xml() {
     return 0;
 }
 
+function handler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
+    echo "<error>
+    <error_msg>$errstr</error_msg>
+    <file>$errfile</file>
+    <line>$errline</line>
+</error>
+";
+}
+
+
 function xml_header() {
     global $generating_xml;
+    set_error_handler('handler', E_ALL);
     header('Content-type: text/xml');
     echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"ISO-8859-1\" ?>\n";
     $generating_xml = true;
diff --git a/html/user/job_file.php b/html/user/job_file.php
index c0302eba61..36f5c29f01 100644
--- a/html/user/job_file.php
+++ b/html/user/job_file.php
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ if (0) {
 xml_header();
 $r = simplexml_load_string($_POST['request']);
 if (!$r) {
-    xml_error(-1, "can't parse request message");
+    xml_error(-1, "can't parse request message", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 }
 
 switch($r->getName()) {
diff --git a/html/user/manage_project.php b/html/user/manage_project.php
index f5985885ed..2ad9735bda 100644
--- a/html/user/manage_project.php
+++ b/html/user/manage_project.php
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ function handle_edit_form() {
     }
     $q = (string) $usub->quota;
     $mj = $usub->max_jobs_in_progress;
-    $sav = $usub->create_app_versions?"checked":"";
-    $sa = $usub->create_apps?"checked":"";
     echo "
         <p>
         Quota: <input name=quota value=$q>
diff --git a/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php b/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php
index afea766d37..27d253040a 100644
--- a/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php
+++ b/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php
@@ -132,28 +132,28 @@ function stage_file($file) {
         // read the file (from disk or network) to get MD5.
         // Copy to download hier, using a physical name based on MD5
         //
-        $md5 = md5_file($file->source);
+        $md5 = @md5_file($file->source);
         if (!$md5) {
             xml_error(-1, "BOINC server: Can't get MD5 of file $file->source");
         }
         $name = "jf_$md5";
         $path = dir_hier_path($name, $download_dir, $fanout);
         if (file_exists($path)) return $name;
-        if (!copy($file->source, $path)) {
+        if (!@copy($file->source, $path)) {
             xml_error(-1, "BOINC server: can't copy file from $file->source to $path");
         }
         return $name;
     case "local_staged":
         return $file->source;
     case "inline":
-        $md5 = md5($file->source);
+        $md5 = @md5($file->source);
         if (!$md5) {
             xml_error(-1, "BOINC server: Can't get MD5 of inline data");
         }
         $name = "jf_$md5";
         $path = dir_hier_path($name, $download_dir, $fanout);
         if (file_exists($path)) return $name;
-        if (!file_put_contents($path, $file->source)) {
+        if (!@file_put_contents($path, $file->source)) {
             xml_error(-1, "BOINC server: can't write to file $path");
         }
         return $name;