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The PHP set_error_handler() function sets a user-defined error handler function.

<?php
// user-defined error handler function
function my_error_handler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
    echo '<strong>Error:</strong> [' . $errno . ']' . $errstr . '<br>';
    echo ' Error on line ' . $errline . ' in ' . $errfile . '<br>';
}

// set user-defined error handler function
set_error_handler('my_error_handler');

$test = 2;

// Trigger error
if ($test > 1) {
    trigger_error(' A custom error has been triggered');
}
?>

Output

Error: [1024] A custom error has been triggered
Error on line 19 in /home/test.php

Syntax

set_error_handler(errorhandler, E_ALL | E_STRICT)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
errorhandlerSpecifies the name of the function to be run at errors (required)
E_ALL | E_STRICTSpecifies on which error report level the user-defined error will be shown (default is E_ALL)

PHP Notes:

  • When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
  • Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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