Disabling PHP 401 error warning

Question

im working on an app which uses api calls. When im typing the right api keys everything works fine howver if i put wrong details i will get the 401 error. I know what this error means an im expecting it so i have my own handlers, the problem is the warning which the browser outpus. I've tried to disable every error but then i cant debug the app, Is it possible to disable it from php's config? If yes how? Thanks

Code:

$apicalldata = file_get_contents("https://api.digitalocean.com/v1/droplets/?client_id=xxx&api_key=xxx");

$call = json_decode($apicalldata);


$status = $call->status;
if ($status != "OK") {
echo "Sorry, the API details are wrong!";
}

What warning does the browser output? I don't understand. Is it verbose for DigitalOceans errors, or your own? — ʰᵈˑ, May 14 '14 at 14:26
I told you. The browser outputs the 401 error. http://prntscr.com/3j50tu — , May 14 '14 at 14:28
@MeletisFlevarakis this has nothing to do with PHP. It's most likely HTTP 401 -> Unauthorized — LifeQuery, May 14 '14 at 14:29
@LifeQuery That's the whole point. The OP wants to avoid the warning message that's automatically printed and instead handle the error himself. — Carsten, May 14 '14 at 14:31
@Carsten Have a look at the title. 401 has nothing to do with PHP! — LifeQuery, May 14 '14 at 14:33
@Carsten read both queastion carefully. Then read them again. Is it the same? — , May 14 '14 at 14:37
@LifeQuery thats right. it hasnt to do with php but you can disable every error with php so i assumed that php has something for that — , May 14 '14 at 14:38
@MeletisFlevarakis Not exactly. The other question is trying to catch a warning caused by a HTTP 404. I'm confident you'll manage to adapt that to your situation. Especially since the process of suppressing the warning is the same. — Carsten, May 14 '14 at 14:39
@LifeQuery _In this case_ it has. The OP wants to access an API which returns a 401 if wrong credentials are entered. OP knows this, but notices that `file_get_contents` will throw a _warning_ with associated error message if it encounters a 401. He doesn't want that warning to show, and instead handle the error himself (by displaying a custom message for the user, for example). So he asks here how to suppress this warning message. At least that's what I thought this question was about. — Carsten, May 14 '14 at 14:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 14 '14 at 14:31

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I'd suggest using a Try Catch syntax

PHP Try Catch Docs

try{
   $apicalldata = file_get_contents("https://api.digitalocean.com/v1/droplets/?client_id=xxx&api_key=xxx");

} catch (exception $e) {
 /*** bad return (401)***/
   echo "Sorry, the API details are wrong!";
}  
  /*** good return ***/
  doSomething()

edited May 14 '14 at 14:31

Ravi Dhoriya ツ

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answered May 14 '14 at 14:27

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '14 at 14:47

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Just put @file_get_contents This will hide the error!

answered May 14 '14 at 14:47

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Disabling PHP 401 error warning

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