What does the "@" symbol do in PHP code?

The "@" symbol in PHP is used to suppress error messages that would normally be displayed when a function encounters an error. This can be useful when you want to handle errors in a custom way or prevent error messages from being displayed to users. However, it is generally considered bad practice to use "@" as it can make debugging more difficult. 

// Example of using "@" to suppress error messages
$result = @file_get_contents('example.txt');
if ($result === false) {
    // Handle error
    echo "Error fetching file.";
}

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PHP error suppression operator error handling exception syntax

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