PHP exceptions

Syntax

try {
  throw new RuntimeException("Failed");
} catch (RuntimeException $error) {
  echo $error->getMessage();
}

Examples

try {
  throw new RuntimeException("Failed");
} catch (RuntimeException $error) {
  echo $error->getMessage();
}

Best practices

• Start with the smallest working example, then adapt it to your project.
• Use the language’s standard library and idioms before introducing extra dependencies.

At a glance

Purpose

Server-side web applications

File extension

.php

Runs in

PHP runtime on a server or CLI

Usually used with

HTML, databases and web servers

Specifications & further reading

• PHP Manual

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