PHP - Zend Vs Custom - What Do You Think?

Hi, 

I'm sure it's not much, but I'm not understanding something with custom error handlers:

I've created a custom error handler, which I initially set when my page loads :

set_error_handler(array ( new ErrorHandler(), 'handleError' ));

 

It seems to catch all internal PHP errors, such as if I: var_dump($non_existing_var); right after the set_error_handler....

Now, I have an object that throws an exception after:

set_error_handler(array ( new ErrorHandler(), 'handleError' )); 
$locale = new \CorbeauPerdu\i18n\Locale(...); // this should throw an exception 
...

I thought that with an error handler set, I could 'skip' the try/catch for it, but doing so, PHP spits out in its internal log:

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught CorbeauPerdu\i18n\LocaleException: ....

 

My error handler doesn't catch it at all before, thus my page breaks!!

If I want it to go through the error handler, I have to init my Locale with a try/catch and use trigger_error() like so:

set_error_handler(array ( new ErrorHandler(), 'handleError' ));

try { 
  $locale = new \CorbeauPerdu\i18n\Locale(...); // this should throw an exception 
}
catch(Exception $e) { 
  trigger_error($e->getMessage(), E_USER_ERROR); 
} 
...

Is this normal ? I thought one of the goals of the error_handler was to catch anything that wasn't dealt with?

Thanks for your answers!

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Here  is my hierarchy:

data      -logs folder-debug.log
htdocs   -index.php
include   -Contollers,Smarty,Templater,Zend
templates

Now when I launch index.php from htdocs, I get this un-seeming error:

"Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Zend_Log_Exception' with message '"/var/htdocs/Books/practical_Web2.0/data/logs/debug.log" cannot be opened with mode "a"' in C:\xampp\php\PEAR\Zend\Log\Writer\Stream.php:69 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\Books\practical_Web2.0\chapter-02\htdocs\index.php(11): Zend_Log_Writer_Stream->__construct('/var/htdocs/Boo...') #1 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\php\PEAR\Zend\Log\Writer\Stream.php on line 69 "

I went to the zend folder in xampp, php, pear, zend, log, writer.php dir and I found this:

/**
     * Class Constructor
     *
     * @param  streamOrUrl     Stream or URL to open as a stream
     * @param  mode            Mode, only applicable if a URL is given
     */
    public function __construct($streamOrUrl, $mode = 'a')
    {
        if (is_resource($streamOrUrl)) {
            if (get_resource_type($streamOrUrl) != 'stream') {
                require_once 'Zend/Log/Exception.php';
                throw new Zend_Log_Exception('Resource is not a stream');
            }

            if ($mode != 'a') {
                require_once 'Zend/Log/Exception.php';
                throw new Zend_Log_Exception('Mode cannot be changed on existing streams');
            }

            $this->_stream = $streamOrUrl;
        } else {
            if (! $this->_stream = @fopen($streamOrUrl, $mode, false)) {
                require_once 'Zend/Log/Exception.php';
                $msg = "\"$streamOrUrl\" cannot be opened with mode \"$mode\"";
                throw new Zend_Log_Exception($msg);
            }
        }

        $this->_formatter = new Zend_Log_Formatter_Simple();
    }
 

line 69 is =>throw new Zend_Log_Exception($msg);

What could be wrong?
Hint:

settings.conf
[development]

database.type       = pdo_mysql
database.hostname   = localhost
database.username   = root
database.password   =
database.database   = phpweb20

paths.base      = /var/htdocs/Books/practical_Web2.0
paths.data      = /var/htdocs/Books/practical_Web2.0/data
paths.templates = /var/htdocs/Books/practical_Web2.0/templates

logging.file = /var/htdocs/Books/practical_Web2.0/data/logs/debug.log


Any pointer as to why there is a fatal error?

I am a beginner in the ZEND framework.  I am passing a variable through ajax query like this
  Code: [Select]
       $.ajax({
             method: "GET",
            url: "/filename/fetch-client-data.php",
dataType: 'json',
      // and so onI need to get the variable passed by the form. I dont know how to use the $_GET['varaible name'] from the form.

Here is what I am trying  in the controller function
Code: [Select]
public function fetchClientDataAction()
{
$this->_helper->layout->disableLayout();
        $this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(TRUE);
        $this->get('variablename')=$variable_name;

}   Can someone point me in the correct direction