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PHP PHP & Databases with PDO PDO Database Security PHP & Databases with PDO

Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points
Posted by Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points

PHP DB with PDO final challenge Try Catch block

PHP & Databases with PDO challenge at the end

Wrap our $db object in a try catch block. Then set up the catch statement to look for any Exception class and pass it to an object named $e Bummer! It looks like there is no Exception class

my code:

try {
  $db = new PDO('sqlite::memory');
    $db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
} catch(Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
    die();
}

What am I missing? thanks in advance!

index.php 
<?php

//Place your code below this comment
try {
  $db = new PDO('sqlite::memory');
    $db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
} catch(Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
    die();
}

?>

2 Answers

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi Darren, the challenge doesn't require you to do anything within the catch block, simply remove the echo and die statements and your code should pass the challenge:)

Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points
Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points

thanks! That fixed it...

sometimes these challenges are suuuuuper picky about what they expect to see..

thank again! :D

adrianboros
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adrianboros
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 27,786 Points
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adrianboros
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try{ $db = new PDO('sqlite:memory.db');
} catch (Exception $e) { }