Question

Example :

Say I have a logging class, and I use a global variable instance of it throughout the code.

$logger = new Logger();

function correctWorking()
{
   global $logger;
   $logger->log("this is correct");
}

function failing()
{
   $logger->log("this is fatal error");  /* here fatal error comes, :  Call to a member  
                                          function log() on a non-object in ...
                                         */
   moreImportantWork();
}

Please do not suggest better coding practices,I am working on them.
My main curiousity is, how can I bypass the fatal error line, if the error occurs,
as logging is not as important as keeping the app running.

Answer 1

You cannot.

You can suppress the error output like @$logger->log("this is fatal error"); but:

• This is sloppy coding;
• The script still terminates.

Instead, fix the fatal error.