try{...}catch does not throw exception in PHP/Symfony2/PHPImap

Question

I am using the ImapMail Library and try to initiate a new Mailbox:

    try{
        $mailbox = new ImapMailbox($url, $username, $password);
    }catch (\Exception $e){
        return new Response("fail");
    }

But the above try/catch does not work, although symfony gives me this:

Connection error: (is empty) 
 500 Internal Server Error - Exception

the Stacktrace

 in vendor/php-imap/php-imap/src/PhpImap/Mailbox.php at line 67:

    protected function initImapStream() {
        $imapStream = @imap_open($this->imapPath, $this->imapLogin, $this->imapPassword, $this->imapOptions, $this->imapRetriesNum, $this->imapParams);
        if(!$imapStream) {
            throw new Exception('Connection error: ' . imap_last_error());
        }
        return $imapStream;
    }

(Direct link to function on github)

It does throw a new Exception, why can't I catch it?

Any hint appreciated!

typo in catch (\Exception $e) ?? was it meant to be catch (Exception $e) — Nishanth Matha
– Nishanth Matha, Commented Oct 29, 2015 at 10:44
Well, I use the global namespace Exception, but even if I don't no catch... — PrimuS
– PrimuS, Commented Oct 29, 2015 at 10:48
Is this the entire code or do you have other catch blocks on the same level? Perhaps the error is caught by another catch block? — Jan
– Jan, Commented Oct 29, 2015 at 10:56
No, here is the whole code: pastebin.com/GMTXyAwm. The class is on github (link above) — PrimuS
– PrimuS, Commented Oct 29, 2015 at 10:57
have you added the use statement for the Response object? — Carlos Granados
– Carlos Granados, Commented Oct 29, 2015 at 11:09

kba · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-29 12:18:06Z

2

The reason is very simple. You call only class constructor in try block. If you look into the class source code, you will see that constructor does call nothing.

https://github.com/barbushin/php-imap/blob/master/src/PhpImap/Mailbox.php#L20-L31

It means code throwing exception must be under you try/catch. You have to move it inside try block if you want to catch the exception. I am talking about $mailbox->checkMailbox(). This command throws exception.

answered Oct 29, 2015 at 12:18

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PrimuS Over a year ago

PERFECT, I tried it with the whole IF Statement of checkMailbox(), no result. Now I know why...

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