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# Predefined Constants

The constants below are always available as part of the PHP core.

> Note: You may use these constant names in php.ini but not outside of PHP, like in httpd.conf, where you'd use the bitmask values instead.

Errors and Logging
Value | Constant | Description | Note
--- | --- | --- | ---
1 | `E_ERROR` ( integer ) | Fatal run-time errors. These indicate errors that can not be recovered from, such as a memory allocation problem. Execution of the script is halted. |
2 | `E_WARNING` ( integer ) | Run-time warnings (non-fatal errors). Execution of the script is not halted. |
4 | `E_PARSE` ( integer ) | Compile-time parse errors. Parse errors should only be generated by the parser. |
8 | `E_NOTICE` ( integer ) | Run-time notices. Indicate that the script encountered something that could indicate an error, but could also happen in the normal course of running a script. |
16 | `E_CORE_ERROR` ( integer ) | Fatal errors that occur during PHP's initial startup. This is like an `E_ERROR`, except it is generated by the core of PHP. | since PHP 4
32 | `E_CORE_WARNING` ( integer ) | Warnings (non-fatal errors) that occur during PHP's initial startup. This is like an `E_WARNING`, except it is generated by the core of PHP. | since PHP 4
64 | `E_COMPILE_ERROR` ( integer ) | Fatal compile-time errors. This is like an `E_ERROR`, except it is generated by the Zend Scripting Engine. | since PHP 4
128 | `E_COMPILE_WARNING` ( integer ) | Compile-time warnings (non-fatal errors). This is like an `E_WARNING`, except it is generated by the Zend Scripting Engine. | since PHP 4
256 | `E_USER_ERROR` ( integer ) | User-generated error message. This is like an `E_ERROR`, except it is generated in PHP code by using the PHP function trigger_error(). | since PHP 4
512 | `E_USER_WARNING` ( integer ) | User-generated warning message. This is like an `E_WARNING`, except it is generated in PHP code by using the PHP function trigger_error(). | since PHP 4
1024 | `E_USER_NOTICE` ( integer ) | User-generated notice message. This is like an `E_NOTICE`, except it is generated in PHP code by using the PHP function trigger_error(). | since PHP 4
2048 | `E_STRICT` ( integer ) | Enable to have PHP suggest changes to your code which will ensure the best interoperability and forward compatibility of your code. | since PHP 5
4096 | `E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR` ( integer ) | Catchable fatal error. It indicates that a probably dangerous error occured, but did not leave the Engine in an unstable state. If the error is not caught by a user defined handle (see also set_error_handler()), the application aborts as it was an `E_ERROR`. | since PHP 5.2.0
8192 | `E_DEPRECATED` ( integer ) | Run-time notices. Enable this to receive warnings about code that will not work in future versions. | since PHP 5.3.0
16384 | `E_USER_DEPRECATED` ( integer ) | User-generated warning message. This is like an `E_DEPRECATED`, except it is generated in PHP code by using the PHP function trigger_error(). | since PHP 5.3.0
30719 | `E_ALL` ( integer ) | All errors and warnings, as supported, except of level `E_STRICT`. | 30719 in PHP 5.3.x, 6143 in PHP 5.2.x, 2047 previously

The above values (either numerical or symbolic) are used to build up a bitmask that specifies which errors to report. You can use the bitwise operators to combine these values or mask out certain types of errors. Note that only '|', '~', '!', '^' and '&' will be understood within php.ini.

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