How can a user-defined function handle critical errors such as E_ERROR, E_PARSE, and E_CORE_ERROR in PHP?

To handle critical errors such as E_ERROR, E_PARSE, and E_CORE_ERROR in PHP, you can create a custom error handler function using the set_error_handler() function. Within this custom error handler function, you can check the type of error and handle it accordingly, whether by logging it, displaying a message to the user, or taking other appropriate actions.

// Custom error handler function
function customErrorHandler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
    // Handle the error based on its type
    switch ($errno) {
        case E_ERROR:
            // Handle E_ERROR
            break;
        case E_PARSE:
            // Handle E_PARSE
            break;
        case E_CORE_ERROR:
            // Handle E_CORE_ERROR
            break;
        default:
            // Handle other errors
            break;
    }
}

// Set custom error handler
set_error_handler("customErrorHandler");

// Trigger a critical error
// For example, trigger_error("This is a critical error", E_ERROR);