[PHP] To exit or die()?

[Sharlenwar]

It is my understanding that these do the same thing:

http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/function.die.php
http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/function.exit.php

Now, I have been using exit. I remember that with die("You can put text here to output"). Is there a preferred way? I am going with exit and making my own debug output.

Any thoughts?

[Xaos]

I've always used die(), helps in error handling because you can throw a custom message, similar to catching an exception.

[Script47]

I mainly use exit and output a message through the exit, but recently have started using return.

[Sharlenwar]

So it seems it is based on preference and how you do things. As I figured. I'll do what I have been doing.

Thanks for the input!

[MikuzA]

In debugging I prefer to use DIE() just because, it's DIE() and sounds awesome
But when I wish an exit of a code with an actual purpose, then I use exit(). However, not that often since I rarely want my php to stop until it's finished, so I use more 'return' in handling those scenarios.
Exception is that I made an IRCBOT using php and running it with php-cli on my unix server, there I had it to go exit(1) when I commanded it to 'disconnect'.
So that way I actually get the return code of the execution.. If required

But there doesn't seem to be any difference on those..

[vitinho444]

I see it this way:
Die() you can setup a custom error message.

But what I like to do is:

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echo "<wtv>Error blablabla</wtv>";
exit();
Redirect("index.php", 2);