(PHP 5, PHP 7)
set_exception_handler — Sets a user-defined exception handler function
set_exception_handler ( callable $exception_handler ) : callable
Sets the default exception handler if an exception is not caught within a try/catch block. Execution will stop after the exception_handler is called.
exception_handler
Name of the function to be called when an uncaught exception occurs. This handler function needs to accept one parameter, which will be the exception object that was thrown. This is the handler signature before PHP 7:
handler ( Exception $ex ) : void
Since PHP 7, most errors are reported by throwing Error exceptions, which will be caught by the handler as well. Both Error and Exception implements the Throwable interface. This is the handler signature since PHP 7:
handler ( Throwable $ex ) : void
null may be passed instead, to reset this handler to its default state.
Note that providing an explicit Exception type hint for the ex parameter in your callback will cause issues with the changed exception hierarchy in PHP 7.
Returns the name of the previously defined exception handler, or null on error. If no previous handler was defined, null is also returned.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.0.0 | The type of parameter passed into exception_handler changed from Exception to Throwable |
| 5.5.0 | Previously, if null was passed then this function returned true. It returns the previous handler since PHP 5.5.0. |
Example #1 set_exception_handler() example
<?php
function exception_handler($exception) {
echo "Uncaught exception: " , $exception->getMessage(), "\n";
}
set_exception_handler('exception_handler');
throw new Exception('Uncaught Exception');
echo "Not Executed\n";
?>
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