PHP: mysqli_sql_exception vs mysql $errno and $error

Question

Should I use mysql_sql_exception to get errors in the sql querys or should I use the member variables $errno and $error?

Are they equivalent?

try {
    $result = $db->query($query);
} catch (mysqli_sql_exception $e) {
    //Error
}

// OR

$result = $db->query($query);
if ($db->errno != 0) {
    //Error
}

Answer 1

It depends on your mysqli error reporting settings. You can change them using mysqli_report() function . For example, if you call mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT); - the mysqli_sql_exception will be thrown for errors instead of warnings.