Handle fatal errors php

gistfile1.php

<?php

function the_last_function()
{
  static $haltCodes = array(E_ERROR, E_PARSE, E_CORE_ERROR, E_COMPILE_ERROR, E_USER_ERROR, E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR);

  $error = error_get_last();

  if ($error && in_array($error['type'], $haltCodes)) 
  {
		// Discard all output first
		ob_clean();

		echo 'we had a fatal error, sorry';
		// logErrorSomewhere()

  }
  else
  {
    echo 'either we had nor error, or no fatal error bumped';
  }
}
register_shutdown_function('the_last_function');


// start output buffering
ob_start();

echo 'Do something <br/>';
trigger_error('some error', E_USER_ERROR);
echo 'Script stopped. This will not be printed <br/>';