PHP | set_error_handler() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new section of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP set_error_handler() Function.

The built-in set_error_handler() function can be used to define your own way of handling errors during runtime, e.g in applications in which you need to do a cleanup of data and files when a critical error happens, or when you need to trigger an error under certain conditions.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

error_function(error_level,error_message, error_file,error_line,error_context);

Following are the parameter's description -

• error_level - This parameter contain the level of the error raised, as an integer.

• error_message - It contains the error message as string.

• error_file - This parameter contains the file name that the error was raised in, as a string.

• error_line - This parameter contains the line number the error was raised at, which is an integer.

• error_context - It contains an array that points to the active symbol table at the point the error occurred.

READ: PHP | Error Handling Functions

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	error_handler(Required) It specifies the function to be run at errors. Syntax of error_handler is given below.
2	error_types(Optional) It specifies on which errors report levels the user-defined error will be shown. Default is "E_ALL". See "PHP Error and Logging Constants:" for possible error report levels.

Return Value

It returns a string that contains previously defined error handler (if any), or NULL on error.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   function customError($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
      echo "Custom error: [$errno] $errstr\n";
      echo "Error on line $errline in $errfile\n";
      echo "Ending Script";
      
      die();
   }
   
   //set error handler
   set_error_handler("customError");
   $test = 0;
   
   //trigger error
   if ($test >  -1) {
      trigger_error("A custom error has been triggered");
   }
?> 

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Custom error: [1024] A custom error has been triggered Error on line 16 
in /home/cg/root/1531703/main.php 
Ending Script

READ: PHP | error_log() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the PHP set_exception_handler() Function.

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