PHP die () function

PHP die () function

PHP Miscellaneous functions

Definition and usage

The die () function outputs a message and exits the current script.

The function is an alias for the exit () function.

Grammar

Die (status)

Parameters	Description
Status	Necessary. Specifies the message or status number to write before exiting the script. The status number is not written to the output.

Description

If the status is a string, the function outputs the string before exiting.

If the status is an integer, this value is used as the exit state. The value of the exit status is between 0 and 254. Exit status 255 is reserved by PHP and will not be used. Status 0 is used to successfully terminate the program.

Hints and Notes

Note: If PHP has a version number greater than or equal to 4.2.0, the parameter will not be output if the status is an integer.

Example

die("Unable to connect to $site");? >

PHP die () function