error_get_last()

error_get_last() — Get the last occurred error.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

What it does

Gets information about the last error that occurred.

Signature

error_get_last(): ?array

Parameters

This function takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns an associative array describing the last error with keys "type", "message", "file" and "line". If the error has been caused by a PHP internal function then the "message" begins with its name. Returns null if there hasn't been an error yet. As of PHP 8.5.0, for fatal errors with fatal_error_backtraces enabled, the array also contains a "trace" key with the backtrace as an array. Fatal errors caused by uncaught exceptions do not include this key.

Example

A runnable snippet:

echo $a; print_r(error_get_last());

Output:

Array ( [type] => 8 [message] => Undefined variable: a [file] => C:\WWW\index.php [line] => 2 )

Changelog

See also

error_clear_last()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page error_get_last() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.