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  • Riki Tiilikainen
    Riki Tiilikainen
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    Database connection keeps creating a new database

    Posted on May 10, 2020 by Riki Tiilikainen
    Riki Tiilikainen
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  • Siraj Khan
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    The try catch block is not working.

    Posted on Jan 30, 2019 by Siraj Khan
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  • Attila Balog
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    Connection successfully.(every time)

    Posted on Apr 11, 2017 by Attila Balog
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  • Matt Corby
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    Why do we need the Exception $e parameter to the catch() if we don't use it?

    Posted on Feb 1, 2017 by Matt Corby
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  • Hector F.
    Hector F.
    27,464 Points

    try-Catch is not catching exceptions

    Posted on Dec 16, 2016 by Hector F.
    Hector F.
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  • Jonathan Grieve
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    Try catch always returns successful connection

    Posted on Oct 4, 2016 by Jonathan Grieve
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  • Boaoboa RLlaof
    Boaoboa RLlaof
    94 Points

    Problem with catch

    Posted on Sep 2, 2016 by Boaoboa RLlaof
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  • Mark Berning
    Mark Berning
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    Misspelled db name still connects successfully on my local machine (not using Workspaces).

    Posted on May 10, 2016 by Mark Berning
    Mark Berning
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