The error_reporting() function sets the error_reporting directive at runtime. PHP has many levels of errors, using this function sets that level for the duration (runtime) of your script.
error_reporting() sets PHP's error reporting level, and returns the old level. The level parameter takes on either a bitmask, or named constants. Using named constants is strongly encouraged to ensure compatibility for future versions. As error levels are added, the range of integers increases, so older integer-based error levels will not always behave as expected.
Some example uses:
The available error level constants are listed below. The actual meanings of these error levels are described in the predefined constants.
Table 1. error_reporting() level constants and bit values
value | constant |
---|---|
1 | E_ERROR |
2 | E_WARNING |
4 | E_PARSE |
8 | E_NOTICE |
16 | E_CORE_ERROR |
32 | E_CORE_WARNING |
64 | E_COMPILE_ERROR |
128 | E_COMPILE_WARNING |
256 | E_USER_ERROR |
512 | E_USER_WARNING |
1024 | E_USER_NOTICE |
2047 | E_ALL |
See also the display_errors directive and ini_set().