Can I catch exit() and die() messages?

Question

I'd like to be able to catch die() and exit() messages. Is this possible? I'm hoping for something similar to set_error_handler and set_exception_handler. I've looked at register_shutdown_function() but it seems to contain no context for the offending die() and exit() calls.

I realize that die() and exit() are bad ways to handle errors. I am not looking to be told not to do this. :) I am creating a generic system and want to be able to gracefully log exit() and die() if for some reason someone (not me) decides this is a good idea to do.

Answer 1

Yes you can, but you need ob_start, ob_get_contents, ob_end_clean and register_shutdown_function

function onDie(){
    $message = ob_get_contents(); // Capture 'Doh'
    ob_end_clean(); // Cleans output buffer
    callWhateverYouWant();
}
register_shutdown_function('onDie');
//...
ob_start(); // You need this to turn on output buffering before using die/exit
@$dumbVar = 1000/0 or die('Doh'); // "@" prevent warning/error from php
//...
ob_end_clean(); // Remember clean your buffer before you need to use echo/print