Throw new Error instead of E_USER_ERROR on PHP 7.0+
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Calling trigger_error with E_USER_ERROR was the idiom in PHP 5.x for fatal errors that were (theoretically) recoverable but not meant to be caught by generic `catch (Exception $e)` statements. Since PHP 7.0, this has been obsoleted by the Throwable interface and the new Error class, which is outside the Exception hierarchy. Internal uses, such as for calling an undefined method, have been replaced by `throw new Error` since PHP 7.0, and calling trigger_error with E_USER_ERROR emits a deprecation warning as of PHP 8.4.0. Since this project supports PHP 5.6+, the old code is kept under a <7.0 condition. The PHP_VERSION_ID constant is available since PHP 5.2.7, https://3v4l.org/ifWRP. Fixes pear#155.
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That seems sensible, and broadly backwards compatible. I'll leave it to other maintainers to make the final call.
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Calling trigger_error with E_USER_ERROR was the idiom in PHP 5.x for fatal errors that were (theoretically) recoverable but not meant to be caught by generic
catch (Exception $e)statements.Since PHP 7.0, this has been obsoleted by the Throwable interface and the new Error class, which sits outside the Exception hierarchy.
Internal use, such as for calling an undefined method, also throw
Errorsince PHP 7.0 (https://3v4l.org/Y9bFm), and calling trigger_error with E_USER_ERROR emits a deprecation warning as of PHP 8.4.0.Since this project supports PHP 5.6+, the old code is kept under a <7.0 condition.
The PHP_VERSION_ID constant is available since PHP 5.2.7 (https://3v4l.org/ifWRP).
Fixes #155.