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Revision: 38485
at January 4, 2011 03:36 by Nettuts
Updated Code 
<?php

// Our custom error handler
function nettuts_error_handler($number, $message, $file, $line, $vars)

{
	$email = "
		<p>An error ($number) occurred on line 
		<strong>$line</strong> and in the <strong>file: $file.</strong> 
		<p> $message </p>";
		
	$email .= "<pre>" . print_r($vars, 1) . "</pre>";
	
	$headers = 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "
";
	
	// Email the error to someone...
	error_log($email, 1, '[email protected]', $headers);

	// Make sure that you decide how to respond to errors (on the user's side)
	// Either echo an error message, or kill the entire project. Up to you...
	// The code below ensures that we only "die" if the error was more than
	// just a NOTICE. 
	if ( ($number !== E_NOTICE) && ($number < 2048) ) {
		die('There was an error. Please try again later.');
	}
}

// We should use our custom function to handle errors.
set_error_handler('nettuts_error_handler');

// Trigger an error... (var doesn't exist)
echo $somevarthatdoesnotexist;

Revision: 38484
at January 4, 2011 03:35 by Nettuts
Initial Code 
<?php

// Our custom error handler
function nettuts_error_handler($number, $message, $file, $line, $vars)

{
	$email = "
		<p>An error ($number) occurred on line 
		<strong>$line</strong> and in the <strong>file: $file.</strong> 
		<p> $message </p>";
		
	$email .= "<pre>" . print_r($vars, 1) . "</pre>";
	
	$headers = 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "
";
	
	// Email the error to someone...
	error_log($email, 1, '[email protected]', $headers);

	// Make sure that you decide how to respond to errors (on the user's side)
	// Either echo an error message, or kill the entire project. Up to you...
	// The code below ensures that we only "die" if the error was more than
	// just a NOTICE. 
	if ( ($number !== E_NOTICE) && ($number < 2048) ) {
		die('There was an error. Please try again later.');
	}
}

// We should use our custom function to handle errors.
set_error_handler('nettuts_error_handler');

// Trigger an error... (var doesn't exist)
echo $somevarthatdoesnotexist;
Initial URL 
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/quick-tip-email-error-logs-to-yourself-with-php/
Initial Description 
Refer here for a full overview: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/quick-tip-email-error-logs-to-yourself-with-php/
Initial Title 
PHP Custom Error Handling and Emailing
Initial Tags 
php, error
Initial Language 
PHP