The die Construct

The die construct (or its alias exit) immediately stops the execution of a PHP script. You can pass a message that will be output before termination. This construct is often used for error handling or forcing script termination.

Syntax

die(message);

Example

Simple script termination with a message:

<?php
	die('Script stopped');
	echo 'This will not be executed';
?>

Execution result:

'Script stopped'

Example

Using die for condition checking:

<?php
	$res = false;
	if (!$res) {
		die('Operation failed');
	}
	echo 'Success';
?>

Execution result:

'Operation failed'

Example

Using die without a message:

<?php
	// Some code
	die();
	// Code below won't execute
?>

The die Construct

Syntax

Example

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