How can I display the error?

Question

Currently this just displays 'Error':

    if(@mail($email,$email_subject,$email_content)) {
    echo 'Message sent!'; 
} else {
    echo 'ERROR!';
}

How can I display the actual error?

Thanks

*"How can I display the error?"* - Start by removing the `@` symbol and use error reporting. — Funk Forty Niner, Apr 05 '17 at 14:12
...then come and tell us what the error is. In a nutshell: your code failed. — Funk Forty Niner, Apr 05 '17 at 14:12
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24644436/php-mail-form-doesnt-complete-sending-e-mail being a possible duplicate. — Funk Forty Niner, Apr 05 '17 at 14:13
@OldPadawan *Hehe*, so true. Seems there's a lot of dust laying around these days; under the 'ol Magic Stack Carpet, as it were. +1 — Funk Forty Niner, Apr 05 '17 at 14:16
@Fred-ii- long time ago, if a far far galaxy... error_reporting(E_ALL); + ini_set('display_errors', 1); + $stmt->error_list; + $stmt->get_warnings(); changed my life :) — OldPadawan, Apr 05 '17 at 14:19
@OldPadawan [You mean, this one?...](http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/mods/1/14/13819/thumb_620x2000/Video.mp4.jpg) — Funk Forty Niner, Apr 05 '17 at 14:21
@Fred-ii- :D this one and 1st order too ! [do, or do not ! there is not try](https://b43i.imgup.net/yoda42db.png) May the force be with you ^^ — OldPadawan, Apr 05 '17 at 14:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 05 '17 at 14:14

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ob_start();
$result=mail($email,$email_subject,$email_content);
$err=ob_get_clean();
if($result) {
   echo 'Message sent!'; 
} else {
   echo "ERROR: {$err}";
}

Why

You not have to throw and catch an real exception
You can write the error on the page where you need it
simple fix, without need of extra stuff

But you have to set error_reporting() to an proper level, if the errors from mail() will still not show up.

How can I display the error?

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