Can't catch GeoIp2\Exception\AddressNotFoundException

[tsolar]

Hi guys,

I've been trying by infinite ways to catch this exception.

The exception comes from https://github.com/maxmind/GeoIP2-php/blob/master/src/GeoIp2/Database/Reader.php#L167

This is not catching the exception:

use GeoIp2\Database\Reader;
...
...
try {
    $reader = new Reader(app_path().'/database/maxmind/GeoLite2-City.mmdb');
    $record = $reader->city($ip); // $ip defined before, trying with 234.234.34.4
    print($record->country->isoCode . "\n");

    } catch (Exception $e) {
        echo 'Caught!';
    }
}
...

I've tried a lot of things, but anything works.... :(
However, this simple try codeblock I pasted above should work, right?

Am I doing anything wrong? How can I catch that exception?

[oschwald]

That code should work. Is it possible that you have an exception class in your namespace called Exception? You could try changing catch (Exception $e) to catch (\Exception $e).

As a best practice, I would suggest catching GeoIp2\Exception\AddressNotFoundException specifically rather than trying to catch all exceptions.

[tsolar]

Wow, I was focused only in Exception, and I completely forgot to escape it from current namespace.

I had an if clause inside the catch to manage GeoIp2\Exception\AddressNotFoundException, that was my mistake, because it provoked me to unfocus in Exception.

Thank you very much!! You made my day 😃