Req #74475 [Opn->Dup]: require() REALLY should throw exceptions

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74475&edit=1 ID: 74475 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: spam2 at rhsoft dot net Summary: require() REALLY should throw exceptions -Status: Open +Status: Duplicate Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 7.1.5RC1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Duplicate of bug #72089, fixed in PHP 8. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-04-19 18:54:14] spam2 at rhsoft dot net Description: ------------ this is REALLY a problem when you have a handler for 3rd party modules where you can't say "uhm please use include()" when your whole application get stopped instead procude a pretty page with navigation and a clear error message the same problem with: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51407 https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73451 PLEASE - fix all that "Fatal error" stuff and make it catchable Warning: require(non-existing): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /mnt/data/downloads/test.php on line 4 Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required 'non-existing' (include_path='.:/Volumes/dune/www-servers/phpincludes:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') in /mnt/data/downloads/test.php on line 4 Test script: --------------- <?php try { require('non-existing'); } catch(Throwable $exception) { echo $exception; } ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74475&edit=1