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PHP

Kyle B
Kyle B
6,383 Points
Posted by Kyle B
Kyle B
6,383 Points

try/catch block for product size is failing, and I can't figure out why

Below is my code for get_product_single()

The problem appears to be in my second try/catch block, where the JOIN occurs, but it is identical to the walkthrough. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

function get_product_single($sku) { require(ROOT_PATH . "inc/database.php");

try {
    $results = $db->prepare("SELECT name, price, img, sku, paypal FROM products WHERE sku = ?");
    $results->bindParam(1, $sku);
    $results->execute();
}   catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Data could not be retrieved from database.";
    exit;
}

$product = $results->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
if ($product === false) return $product;

$product["sizes"] = array();

try {
    $results = $db->prepare("
        SELECT size 
        FROM product_sizes ps 
        INNER JOIN sizes s ON ps.size_id = s.id
        WHERE product_sku = ?
        ORDER BY `order`");
    $results->bindParam(1,$sku);
    $results->execute();

} catch (Exception $e) {
        echo "data couldn't be retrieved";
        exit;
}
while ($row = $results->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
    $product["sizes"][] = $row["size"];
}

return $product;

}

Vicente Armenta
Vicente Armenta
11,037 Points
Vicente Armenta
Vicente Armenta
11,037 Points

Hello, it would be more helpful if you just throw the error on your second try, something like:

catch (Exception $e) {
        echo "Error: ".$e;
        exit;
}

or even

catch (Exception $e) {
        exit("Error: ".$e);
}