Tag: Error Handling

Code snipped inspired by this article:

fatalerrorhandler.php

<?php
// report all but fatal errors 
error_reporting((E_ALL | E_STRICT) ^ (E_ERROR | E_CORE_ERROR | E_COMPILE_ERROR));

// fatal error handler as shutdown function
register_shutdown_function('fatalErrorHandler'); 

function fatalErrorHandler() {
	$error = error_get_last();
	if ($error['type'] & (E_ERROR | E_CORE_ERROR | E_COMPILE_ERROR)) {
		echo '<h1>Fatal Error, shutting down...</h1>';
		echo '<pre>' . var_export($error,true) . '</pre>';
	} else {
		echo 'Regular Shutdown, no fatal errors.';
	}
}

test1.php

<?php
require 'fatalerrorhandler.php';

// Fatal Error (E_ERROR)
unknown_function_call();

test2.php

<?php
require 'fatalerrorhandler.php';

// E_USER_ERROR
trigger_error('...', E_USER_ERROR);

test3.php

<?php
require 'fatalerrorhandler.php';

// Notice (E_NOTICE)
echo $unknown_var;