Re: Code for db connection errors

why not: <?php $error[] = "Connection to the database failed"; .... $db = pg_connect("dbname=rap user=postgres") die (error(0)); function error ($code) { switch ($code) { case 0 : reportErrMsg($error[$code]); break; ... } } ?> i think ive would have done something like that... but im not the greatest expert on php :) regards patrick "Andre Dubuc" <aajdubuc@webhart.net> skrev i meddelandet news:20020816021557.73BB22004B0@localhost.localdomain... > 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. > > (I'm unclear of what use the message would be to the User, and since the site > is not on my server, but on my IP's, I would definetly like to know if a > failed connection occurs, so that I could investigate the problem) > > 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? > > > Any guidance would be greatly appreciated, > Tia, > Andre