Extend Soap Client

SafeSoapClient.php

<?php

/**
 * @link https://gist.github.com/RobThree/2490351 Source #1
 * @link https://gist.github.com/RobThree/4117914 Source #2
 */
class SafeSoapClient extends \SoapClient 
{
    public function __construct($wsdl, $options) {       
        parent::__construct($wsdl, $options);
    }
    
    public function __doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version, $one_way = false)
    {
        $response = parent::__doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version, $one_way);
    }
}

try {
    $wsdl = 'http://wsf.cdyne.com/WeatherWS/Weather.asmx?WSDL';
    
    $client = new SafeSoapClient($wsdl, [
        'exceptions' => true,
        'timeout' => 5,
    ]);
    
    echo 'All is well.';
} catch ( SoapFault $e ) { // Do NOT try and catch "Exception" here
    var_dump($e);
    echo 'sorry... our service is down';
}