Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65255&edit=1
ID: 65255 Updated by: larue...@php.net Reported by: ryan dot brothers at gmail dot com Summary: exception not catchable when thrown from autoload in an extended class -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.5.0 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php try the following example, you may found why this is expected: <?php function __autoload($class) { throw new Exception('abcd'); } try { class test1 extends test2 { public static function go() { } } test1::go(); } catch (Exception $e) { echo 'caught'; exit; } Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-12 19:43:37] ryan dot brothers at gmail dot com Description: ------------ This issue may be the same issue as bug 65254 that I just submitted. The following script throws a Fatal Error rather than catching the exception. Test script: --------------- <?php function __autoload($class) { throw new Exception('abcd'); } class test1 extends test2 { public static function go() { } } try { test1::go(); } catch (Exception $e) { echo 'caught'; exit; } Expected result: ---------------- caught Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'abcd' in /tmp/test.php:4 Stack trace: #0 /tmp/test.php(8): __autoload('test2') #1 {main} thrown in /tmp/test.php on line 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65255&edit=1