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PHP PHP & Databases with PDO Getting Started With PDO Managing Errors

Posted by Damjan Tropcic
Damjan Tropcic
332 Points

error handling question

So i created a new class like you showed it: //$db = new PDO('sqlite:./database.db');

And if I change the 'database.db' to 'databaseeeee.db', it will not throw an error, but instead a new file called databaseeeee.db will be created inside the same directory.

Can I get help pls :(

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi, Damjan Tropcic! This used to cause an error and still could potentially if the computer you are coding on has older SQLite drivers. But SQLite drivers have been updated such that if it cannot find a database file with that name, it'll create one. However, it's still a good thing to know in case you're ever dealing with a situation where you are dealing with outdated drivers or some other issue that is preventing the database from opening that initial connection.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

edited for additional information

Check out the Teacher's notes for this video to see other ways to force the error message :smiley:

Damjan Tropcic
Damjan Tropcic
332 Points

Thx a lot, it helped! :)