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PHP Error Handler can send you comprehensive error reports via email as well as output to the screen if you so choose.

Features:

• Get notified via email of php errors occurring on your website
• Option to use mysqli or pdo database connection
• Send error reports via email, display to the screen, or both
• Can log all errors in a database, with customizable retention period
• Flood control makes sure you don't get blasted with multiple emails with the same error within a configurable time period
• Send to one or more email recipients, including cc and bcc options
• Only send reports for the error types you choose (errors, warnings, notices, deprecations)

Written by: Kevin Roth - https://kevinroth.com

License

Released under the MIT license - http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

Requirements

• PHP >= 5.4

Optional

• MySQL or other PDO compatible database for logging & flood control features

Installation

Run the following command in your command line shell in your php project

$ composer require rothkj1022/php-error-handler

Done.

You may also edit composer.json manually then perform composer update:

"require": {
    "rothkj1022/php-error-handler": "^2.0.0"
}

Getting started

Example usage with composer

require('vendor/autoload.php');
use rothkj1022\PHPErrorHandler;

$errorHandler = new PHPErrorHandler\PHPErrorHandler();

Example usage without composer

require('src/class.errorhandler.php');
use rothkj1022\PHPErrorHandler;

$errorHandler = new PHPErrorHandler\PHPErrorHandler();

Example with email and database configuration

After including the class file via autoload.php or directly, instantiate the object with a json array like this:

$errorHandler = new PHPErrorHandler\PHPErrorHandler([
	'displayErrors' => false,
	'emailErrors' => true,
	'logErrors' => true, //requires database
	'purgeLogTimeout' => '1 DAY', //use mysql date_add interval syntax or set to false
	//'cacheFolder' => '/tmp/', //Folder for caching lookups, such as ip addresses.  Must end with slash.
	'floodControl' => '15 MINUTE', //use mysql date_add interval syntax or set to false
	'database' => [
		/*'driver' => 'mysql', //pdo or mysql
		'hostname' => DB_HOSTNAME,
		'username' => DB_USERNAME,
		'password' => DB_PASSWORD,
		'database' => DB_DATABASE,
		'port' => DB_PORT,
		'charset' => DB_CHARSET,*/
		'driver' => 'pdo', //pdo or mysql
		'dsn' => 'mysql:host='.DB_HOSTNAME.';dbname='.DB_DATABASE.';port='.DB_PORT.';charset=UTF8',
		'username' => DB_USERNAME,
		'password' => DB_PASSWORD
	],
	'email' => [
		'recipients' => [
			'to' => [
				[
					'address' => 'testguy@domain.com',
					'name' => 'Test Guy'
				]
		],
		'from' => [
			'address' => 'noreply@domain.com',
			'name' => 'No Reply'
		]
	]
]);

Configuration options

General

displayErrors

Display error details to screen (not recommended for production)

default: false
options: boolean (true / false)

emailErrors

Email error reports to configured recipient(s)

default: false
options: boolean (true / false)

logErrors

Log errors to configured database

default: false
options: boolean (true / false)

cacheFolder

Folder for caching lookups, such as ip addresses

default: false
options: string (full path to the cache folder)

purgeLogInterval

If configured, purges logs in database older than the given interval.

Use mysql date_add interval syntax or set to false

default: '1 DAY'
options: string (date_add interval syntax), false

floodInterval

If database is configured, does not send repeat errors via email within set interval

Use mysql date_add interval syntax or set to false

default: '15 MINUTE'
options: string (date_add interval syntax), false

database

Json array of database configuration options

default: []
options: array

MySQL Example:

[
	'driver' => 'mysql',
	'hostname' => 'localhost',
	'username' => 'mysqluser',
	'password' => 'mysqlpass',
	'database' => 'mydatabase',
	'port' => 3306,
	'charset' => 'utf8',
	'table' => 'error_reports'
]

PDO (with mysql) Example:

[
	'driver' => 'pdo',
	'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname= mydatabase;port=3306;charset=UTF8',
	'username' => 'mysqluser',
	'password' => 'mysqlpass'
]

driver

Driver to be used for the database connection

default: 'mysql'
options: 'mysql', 'pdo'

dsn

DSN connection string for PDO connections

default: ''
options: string (pdo dsn connection string)

hostname

Host name of the database server

default: 'localhost'
options: string (server host name)

username

Database user name

default: ''
options: string (db username)

password

Database password

default: ''
options: string, (db password)

database

Database name

default: ''
options: string (db name)

port

Database port

default: 3306
options: integer (port number)

charset

Database character set

default: 'utf8'
options: string (db charset)

table

Database table name for logging error reports

default: 'error_reports'
options: string (db table name)

email

recipients

Array of to, cc, or bcc types

to, cc, & bcc

Array of contacts (name, address)

address

Email address of the contact

default: null
options: string (valid email address)

name

Name of the contact

default: null
options: string

from

address

Email address of the contact

default: null
options: string (valid email address)

name

Name of the contact

default: null
options: string

replyTo

address

Email address of the contact

default: null
options: string (valid email address)

name

Name of the contact

default: null
options: string

subject

default: 'PHP Error Report from ' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
options: string

PHPMailer

Json array of email configuration options. See PHPMailer documentation for detailed default options.

CharSet

default: 'utf-8'
options: string

isSMTP

default: false
options: boolean (true, false)

Host

default: 'localhost'
options: string

Port

default: 25
options: integer

SMTPDebug

Get debug info for SMTP sending. See SMTP Debugging for more info.

See also PHPMailer SMTPDebug property documentation

default: 0 (no output)
options: integer

SMTPAutoTLS

Whether to enable TLS encryption automatically if a server supports it, even if `SMTPSecure` is not set to 'tls'.

See also PHPMailer SMTPAutoTLS property documentation

default: true
options: boolean (true, false)

SMTPAuth

Enable SMTP authorization

default: false
options: boolean (true, false)

Username

SMTP account username / email address

default: ''
options: string

Password

SMTP Password

default: ''
options: string

SMTPSecure

Type of encryption used for SMTP sending

default: 'tls'
options: string ('ssl', 'tls')

SMTPOptions

See PHPMailer SMTPOptions property documentation

default: []
options: array

Example

// Disable verification for self-signed ssl certificates
[
	'ssl' => [
		'verify_peer' => false,
		'verify_peer_name' => false,
		'allow_self_signed' => true
	]
]

errorTypes

Array of PHP error types that you want to be handled

default: [E_ERROR, E_PARSE, E_CORE_ERROR, E_COMPILE_ERROR, E_USER_ERROR]
options: array

warningTypes

Array of PHP warning types that you want to be handled

default: [E_WARNING, E_CORE_WARNING, E_COMPILE_WARNING, E_USER_WARNING, E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR]
options: array

noticeTypes

Array of PHP warning types that you want to be handled

default: [E_NOTICE, E_USER_NOTICE, E_DEPRECATED, E_USER_DEPRECATED]
options: array

handleErrors

Whether or not to process errors

default: true
options: boolean (true, false)

handleWarnings

Whether or not to process warnings

default: true
options: boolean (true, false)

handleNotices

Whether or not to process notices

default: false
options: boolean (true, false)

ipinfoToken

Your API token for ipinfo.io if you have one

default: '';
options: string

Public methods

Plugin method	Description
mysqlError($errorMsg, $sql, $errfile = null, $errline = 0, $die = false)	Send a MySQL-specific error report, including the query. $errorMsg = the error message to send, usually $mysqli->error. $sql = the query. $errfile = the file in which the error occurred, called by using __FILE__. $errline = the line of the file on which the error occurred, called by using __LINE__. $die = whether or not to stop processing the script after sending the error. See example below.
sendError($errorMsg, $msgDetails = '', $errfile = null, $errline = 0, $die = false)	Send a custom error report. $errorMsg = the error message to send. $msgDetails = further details regarding your custom error. $errfile = the file in which the error occurred, called by using __FILE__. $errline = the line of the file on which the error occurred, called by using __LINE__. $die = whether or not to stop processing the script after sending the error. See example below.

mysqlError Example:

$mysqli = new mysqli(DB_HOSTNAME, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE, DB_PORT);

$sql = "select blah from products limit 3";
$query = $mysqli->query($sql) or $errorHandler->mysqlError($mysqli->error, $sql, __FILE__, __LINE__);

sendError Example:

$errorHandler->sendError('$myVar is not defined.', 'You should really define that variable.', __FILE__, __LINE__);

Changelog

Version 2.0.7

• Added config var for ipinfo.io API token
• Fixed flood control

Version 2.0.6

• Updated ip address lookups to fetch with Guzzle for better reliability.
• Added cacheFolder option for caching remote lookups

Version 2.0.5

• Added config var for allowing change of PHPMailer SMTPAutoTLS setting

Version 2.0.4

• Added config vars for allowing change of reply-to address

Version 2.0.3

• Added config vars to disable processing errors, warnings, and notices

Version 2.0.1 & 2.0.2

• Fixes for composer integration

Version 2.0.0

• Code overhaul with composer integration
• Added changelog, readme documentation
• Enhancement: added PDO database option