Error Handling

[Anon]

Hi,

I'm using a system that includes files depending on whats passed to the script in the query_string

Obviously at some point someones gonna link something wrong, or a links gonna change and it won't be able to find the right file and will give an inclusion error e.t.c that will confuse the reader!

What I really want is something similar to that of "on error" like in VB. So that if any error happens it runs at error script that will basically print something like "there was an error, returnuing you to home page. blahb lbha"

any ideas?

[Anon]

I am assuming you are doing something like this:

<?php
// $view is set via the query_string eg, index.php?view=bob.txt

include($view);

?>

Now, to make sure no one can include files that you dont want accessible:

<?php
// $view is set via the query_string eg, index.php?view=bob.txt

$allowed = array("bob.txt", "jane.txt", "finances.txt");
if(in_array($view, $allowed)) {
include($view);
}
else {
echo "An error has occured. Please press the back button.";
}

?>

--- OR ----
less security, however, much shorter 🙂

<?php
// $view is set via the query_string eg, index.php?view=bob.txt
@include($view) or die("An error has occured");
?>