file_get_contents good way to handle errors [duplicate]

Answer 1

file_get_contents do not throw an exception in error, instead it returns false, so you can check if the returned value is false:

$json = file_get_contents("sidiowdiowjdiso", true);
if ($json === false) {
    //There is an error opening the file
}

This way you still get the warning, if you want to remove it, you need to put an @ in front of file_get_contents. (This is considered a bad practice)

$json = @file_get_contents("sidiowdiowjdiso", true);