How to Simulate 500 Error in Symfony 2

Question

I am wondering how would I simulate a 500 error in Symfony 2.

I have been reading this post where Raise suggests throwing an exception

Answer 1

You can do it like this.

//in your controller
$response = new Response();
$response->setStatusCode(500);
return $response;

Dont forget to add

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

at the top of your file.

Edit : To force Symfony 500 error, your proposition is fine :

throw new \Exception('Something went wrong!');

Put it in a controller function.