What are the different types of error in PHP?

PHP has four main types of errors at run time, plus deprecated messages.

TypeMeaningStops the script?
Parse errorWrong syntax, like a missing semicolon or bracketYes, nothing runs
Fatal errorA serious problem, like calling a function that does not existYes
WarningA problem, but PHP can go on, like a missing include fileNo
NoticeA small problem, like using an undefined variable (in PHP 8 this is a warning)No
DeprecatedYou use a feature that will be removed in futureNo

In PHP 7 and above many fatal errors are thrown as Error objects, so you can catch them. Learn how to show, hide and handle errors in PHP Errors.


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