Re: Code for db connection errors

On Friday 16 August 2002 10:15, Andre Dubuc wrote: > Suppose, during an attempted connection to a database, an error condition > occurs, where the connection cannot be made. > > <?php > . . . > $db = pg_connect("dbname=rap user=postgres") die ("Connection failed - > please try again."); > . . . . > ?> > > Is it advisable for such a message to be displayed to the User, or should > such reporting be sent to a log of some sort. It's probably not very user friendly to display the raw error. You could redirect the user to a generic error page saying something like "The site is down for maintenance" or whatever. > What code could/should I place in the error message -- for example, how can > I arrange for an e-mail to be sent to me (if that would be advisable)? How > would you handle this situation? Look at error_log(). -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* Do not drink coffee in early A.M. It will keep you awake until noon. */