How do I catch a PHP fatal (`E_ERROR`) error?

Question

I can use set_error_handler() to catch most PHP errors, but it doesn\'t work for fatal (E_ERROR) errors, such as calling a function that doesn\'t e

Answer 1

I just came up with this solution (PHP 5.2.0+):

function shutDownFunction() {
    $error = error_get_last();
     // Fatal error, E_ERROR === 1
    if ($error['type'] === E_ERROR) {
         // Do your stuff
    }
}
register_shutdown_function('shutDownFunction');

Different error types are defined at Predefined Constants.