How do I catch a PHP fatal (`E_ERROR`) error?

Question

I can use set_error_handler() to catch most PHP errors, but it doesn\'t work for fatal (E_ERROR) errors, such as calling a function that doesn\'t e

Answer 1

Fatal errors or recoverable fatal errors now throw instances of Error in PHP 7 or higher versions. Like any other exceptions, Error objects can be caught using a try/catch block.

Example:

method(); // Throws an Error object in PHP 7 or higger.
} catch (Error $e) {
    // Handle error
    echo $e->getMessage(); // Call to a member function method() on string
}

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Or you can use Throwable interface to catch all exceptions.

Example:

getMessage(); // Call to undefined function undefinedFunctionCall()
    }

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For more information: http://php.net/manual/en/language.errors.php7.php