Re: error handling

Well, I certainly don't want errors handled this way for my web apps. And you would be hard pressed to find 2 people on this list that agree exactly how to do it which is why PHP provides you with the tools to do it any way you want. -Rasmus On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Mattia wrote: > I think in a modern web application the error handling function should do > the following: > in case of error (any: parse error, internal application error,....) > > 1. a message should be shown to the user sayng that an error has occured > like "an internal error has occured. the webmaster has been notified via > email" > 2. a more detailed message should be logged in a generic system ErrorLog, or > notified via email or fax, or telephone, or SMS. Depending on the severity > of the error (warning, fatal,...) > > All this done with PHP error handling function (this is not to male > distinction between PHP error and application internal error), and the > ErrorLog kept via system/server methods (like syslogd). The message shown to > the user should be accompained by an HTTP 500 (or more) error. This to make > clear to human users that an error has occured therefore the request cannot > be fulfilled, and if the cliens is another computer (robot,...) to make it > as well (computer look at error codes rather than at things written for > humans. > > I know this is possible now, but not within the error handling function of > PHP, or without setting a custom error handler. > > Mattia Cazzola > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >