PHP error_get_last() Function

PHP Error and Logging Functions

Example

Returns the last error that occurred:

<?php
 echo $test;
 print_r(error_get_last());
 ?>

The output of the above code is similar to this:

Array
 (
     [type] => 8
     [message] => Undefined variable: test
     [file] => C:\webfolder\test.php
     [line] => 2
 )

Definition and Usage

The error_get_last() function returns the last error that occurred (in the form of an associative array).

The associative array contains four keys:

  • [type] - Describes the error type
  • [message] - Describes the error message
  • [file] - Describes the file where the error occurred
  • [line] - Describes the line number where the error occurred

Syntax

error_get_last();

Technical Details

Return Value:

Returns an associative array describing the last error information, with the keys being the error's "type", "message", "file", and "line".

If the error is caused by a PHP built-in function, the "message" will start with the name of that function.

Returns NULL if no error has occurred.
PHP Version: 5.2+

PHP Error and Logging Functions