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imliam/php-catch-exit
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Gracefully handle an unwanted exit statement.

v1.0.0(7y ago)4335MITPHPPHP ^7.1

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PHP Catch Exit Statements
=========================

[](#php-catch-exit-statements)

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Gracefully handle an unwanted exit statement.

- [PHP Catch Exit Statements](#php-catch-exit-statements)
    - [🤔 F.A.Q.](#%F0%9F%A4%94-faq)
        - [Why would you need this?](#why-would-you-need-this)
        - [So why do this?](#so-why-do-this)
    - [💾 Installation](#%F0%9F%92%BE-installation)
    - [📝 Usage](#%F0%9F%93%9D-usage)
        - [Print a string](#print-a-string)
        - [Execute a closure](#execute-a-closure)
    - [🔖 Changelog](#%F0%9F%94%96-changelog)
    - [⬆️ Upgrading](#%E2%AC%86%EF%B8%8F-upgrading)
    - [🎉 Contributing](#%F0%9F%8E%89-contributing)
        - [🔒 Security](#%F0%9F%94%92-security)
    - [👷 Credits](#%F0%9F%91%B7-credits)
    - [♻️ License](#%E2%99%BB%EF%B8%8F-license)

🤔 F.A.Q.
--------

[](#-faq)

### Why would you need this?

[](#why-would-you-need-this)

This shouldn't be needed at all, really. There is virtually no practical reason to have an `exit` statement over an exception in a modern PHP application, as all frameworks have their own decent, extendable exception handlers that should be taken full advantage of.

That said, a *lot* of beginners PHP tutorials end up showing the same sort of code for your first database connection:

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