PHP reference

Error

The base class of PHP's internal errors.

Syntax

catch (Error $e) { … }

Return value

ErrorAn object with the same methods as `Exception`.

Examples

Calling a function that does not exist:

<?php
 
try {
    no_such_function();
} catch (Error $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}

Output:

Call to undefined function no_such_function()

Notes

Subclasses: TypeError, ValueError, ArithmeticError, DivisionByZeroError, ArgumentCountError. Such errors usually mean a bug in the code that should be fixed rather than worked around.

In the tutorial

Exceptions — Exceptions in PHP — throw, try, catch and finally, custom exception classes and built-in errors.

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