die
Name
die — Prints a message and then exits the script.
Synopsis
void die
(message);
string message: Message to
display (or function to call) before exiting the
script
Description
die()() displays a message (or
calls a function) and then stops parsing of the current
script. It is most often used for debugging or providing
error handling.
Version
PHP Version: 3+, 4+
See also
To stop parsing of a script:
exit()
Example
Example 750. Use die() to
bail out of the script if an error occurs
$URL = 'http://www.php.net/';
$fp = fopen ($URL, 'r')
or die ("Could not connect to site <i>$URL</i>");
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