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

Posted by Samuel Sanders
Samuel Sanders
6,992 Points

my code does not get a "Fatal_Error" it creates a new file datadddbase.db. Why does it not fail?

<?php

// remove before flight (or send to production) ini_set('display_errors', 'On');

try { $db = new PDO('sqlite:./datadddbase.db'); var_dump($db); die(); } catch(Exception $e) { echo 'Sorry the connection was not successful'; die(); }

Gyver Vick
Gyver Vick
5,347 Points
Gyver Vick
Gyver Vick
5,347 Points

I'm having the same problem using the following code. Can anyone provide some insight?

try {
  $db = new PDO('sqlite:./database.db');
  var_dump($db);
  die();
} catch(Exception $e) {
  echo "Sorry, the connection was not successful.";
  die();
}
Samuel Sanders
Samuel Sanders
6,992 Points

Thanks Gyver Vick!!!

2 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

All the workaround does though is to create an error that the exception won't capture though so you'll get the standard php error. Best advice i can give for now is to follow the video along as closely as you can and if you get the list on the screen, that's the sign that the code is functional. :-)