add note about cakephp errors

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/docs/guides/validating-api.rst b/docs/guides/validating-api.rst
index a2acdfae..d682d656 100644
--- a/docs/guides/validating-api.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/validating-api.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ helps)
    version/apiversion may be different. If you don't see such a
    response, your APIs are **not** working
 
--  Step 5:make sure you can see monitors and events:
+- Step 5: Make sure there are no CakePHP related errors that are hidden
+
+  Unfortunately, even if the APIs display properly on your browser, it does not mean
+  they are working properly. Some times, you'll see cakePHP related errors that don't
+  show up in the browser but are basically hidden in the display. To make sure, when you 
+  get the API results as above, do a right click->view page source and make sure you don't
+  see error messages before the API results.
+
+-  Step 6:Make sure you can see monitors and events:
 
 Type in ``http://server/zm/api/monitors.json`` --> you should see a
 response like:
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ response like:
             }]
     }
 
--  Step 6: (If you find your APIs show ok, but zmNinja has issues)
+-  Step 7: (If you find your APIs show ok, but zmNinja has issues)
 
         -  Open a browser, log into ZM
         -  Open a new tab, enter ``http://server/zm/api/host/getVersion.json``