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How can I handle errors with include/require?
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:56 am
by toasty2
I'm wanting to provide my own error message if something fails to include/require.
PHP yells at me if I try something like this:
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include 'file.php' or die('error message');
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:13 am
by RobertGonzalez
try using
file_exists() before the call to include/require.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:25 pm
by toasty2
Ah, a nice time to use the ternary operator
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file_exists('file.php') ? require 'file.php' : die('Error Message');
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:19 pm
by mabufo
toasty2 wrote:Ah, a nice time to use the ternary operator
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file_exists('file.php') ? require 'file.php' : die('Error Message');
I always want to use that, but somehow never end up doing it. Good for you!
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:37 pm
by Ambush Commander
Note that file_exists() won't search your include path. You might be better off overloading your error reporter.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:19 pm
by toasty2
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:21 pm
by Ambush Commander
Yes, but that kind of defeats the purpose of an include path, which is to allow multiple paths to have include files.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:27 pm
by toasty2
Alright, then:
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set_include_path(get_include_path().PATH_SEPARATOR.'/');
Better?

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:11 pm
by msimoes
If your using PHP5, you can always make it a little more "easier" by implemeting
exceptions to the application.
Best regards,
Miguel Simões