The Exit Construct

The exit construct (or its alias die) immediately halts the execution of a PHP script. It can accept an optional parameter - a message or a numeric status that will be output before termination.

Syntax

exit;
// or
exit(message);

Example

Simple script termination:

<?php
	echo 'This will be executed';
	exit;
	echo 'This will NOT be executed';
?>

Code execution result:

'This will be executed'

Example

Termination with a message:

<?php
	exit('Script terminated');
?>

Code execution result:

'Script terminated'

Example

Usage in a conditional structure:

<?php
	$res = [1, 2, 3];
	
	if (empty($res)) {
		exit('Array is empty');
	}
	
	print_r($res);
?>

Code execution result:

[1, 2, 3]

The Exit Construct

Syntax

Example

Example

Example

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