For those that haven't done exception chaining. Here's an example.
This allows you to add the previous exception to the next one and give yourself detailed information in the end as to what happened. This is useful in larger applications.
<?php
function theDatabaseObj(){
if( database_object ){
return database_object;
}
else{
throw new DatabaseException("Could not connect to the database");
}
}
function updateProfile( $userInfo ){
try{
$db = theDatabaseObj();
$db->updateProfile();
}
catch( DatabaseException $e ){
$message = "The user :" . $userInfo->username . " could not update his profile information";
throw new MemberSettingsException($message,12,$e);
}
}
try{
updateProfile( $userInfo );
}
catch( MemberSettingsException $e ){
echo $e->getTraceAsString();
}
?>