Trigger error
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trigger_error –– Generates a user-level error/warning/notice message or page.
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Description
bool trigger_error ( string $error_msg [, int $error_type ] )
Used to trigger a user error condition and exiting the script. This function is useful when you need to generate a particular response to an exception at runtime. trigger_error() utilises the template: message_body.html in phpBB3.
Parameters
error_msg
The designated error message for this error. You can specify this message as simply the language key of a language variable, or a combination of text or language variables.
error_type
The designated error type for this error. It only works with the E_USER family of constants, and will default to E_USER_NOTICE. There are three error types that can be used: E_USER_NOTICE, E_USER_WARNING, and E_USER_ERROR.
- E_USER_NOTICE (the default setting) is an "information" page. It's used for situations such as the message you receive upon completion of a post or logging in to phpBB3. In the ACP, E_USER_NOTICE displays a green information box.
- E_USER_WARNING is used for warnings. On user-facing pages in the default phpBB3 styles, there is no visible difference between E_USER_NOTICE and E_USER_WARNING. In the ACP, E_USER_WARNING displays as a red “Error” box.
- E_USER_ERROR should only be used for very severe errors, for example if sessions are unavailable. E_USER_ERROR is used for SQL Errors as an example. E_USER_ERROR displays a hard-coded error page for both user facing pages and within the ACP.
Examples
Example #1: Single language key example
if (!$result)
{
trigger_error('NO_RESULTS');
}
Example #2: Combined message and specified error type
$switch ($mode)
{
// [..]
default:
trigger_error($user->lang['NO_MODE'] . adm_back_link($this->u_action), E_USER_ERROR);
break;
}
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