PHP restore_error_handler() function

Example

Restore the error handler after changing it with the set_error_handler() function:

<?php
 // User-defined error handling function
 function myErrorHandler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
     echo "<b>Custom error:</b> [$errno] $errstr<br>";
     echo " Error on line $errline in $errfile<br>";
 }
 // Set user-defined error handling function
 set_error_handler("myErrorHandler");
 $test=2;
 // Trigger error
 if ($test>1) {
     trigger_error("A custom error has been triggered");
 }
 // Restore the previous error handling function
 restore_error_handler();
 // Trigger error again
 if ($test>1) {
     trigger_error("A custom error has been triggered");
 }
?> 

The output of the above code is similar to this:

Custom error: [1024] A custom error has been triggered
 Error on line 14 in C:\webfolder\test.php
Notice: A custom error has been triggered in 
 C:\webfolder\test.php on line 21

Definition and Usage

The restore_error_handler() function restores the previous error handler.

After changing the error handling function with set_error_handler(), this function can be used to restore the previous error handler.

Tip:The previous error handling function can be a built-in function or a user-defined function.

Syntax

restore_error_handler();

Technical Details

Return Value: Always returns TRUE.
PHP Version: 4.0.1+