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Error trapping getaddrinfo - File not found v. Temporary failure in name resolution?

Hi - could a guru please help?

I'm trying to trap errors when I try to load a url into an array. I can
trap all errors by using this code:

if ( @file($url) == false ){
got a problem;
}

.... but then I don't know whether the problem is that the url file
doesn't exist, or whether it's just a temporary failure in name
resolution.

1. Is there a way to find out what the problem is?

2. I apologise for this question, and my only defence is that I'm a
newbie! Could someone please explain what the '@' in my code above
does? I've been rtfming and googling until I'm blue in the face, but I
can't figure it out...

Thanks in advance for not yelling at me...

Regards, Kronalias

Jan 13 '07 #1
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You can probably see what the problem is by setting
error_reporting (E_ALL) and removing the @ sign which is used to
suppress error messages. More info on the error suppression operator:

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/languag...rorcontrol.php

Kronalias wrote:
Hi - could a guru please help?

I'm trying to trap errors when I try to load a url into an array. I can
trap all errors by using this code:

if ( @file($url) == false ){
got a problem;
}

... but then I don't know whether the problem is that the url file
doesn't exist, or whether it's just a temporary failure in name
resolution.

1. Is there a way to find out what the problem is?

2. I apologise for this question, and my only defence is that I'm a
newbie! Could someone please explain what the '@' in my code above
does? I've been rtfming and googling until I'm blue in the face, but I
can't figure it out...

Thanks in advance for not yelling at me...

Regards, Kronalias
Jan 15 '07 #2
That's just what I was after - thanks v much Peter!

Jan 15 '07 #3

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