newbie question: new AnyClass() kills php

[tomca55]

Newbie (to PHP) with a question about object construction.

 

Whenever I call any constructor, php stops rendering the page. Simple example:

 

<?php

echo "getting started";

$xmlDoc = new DOMDocument(); //but it could be any class, such as ErrorException, or DateTime

echo "but I don't get very far";

?>

 

I tried using ErrorException to find out what was wrong, but this error doesn't get caught - it appears that PHP parsing ceases with the constructor call!

 

Probably a very simple explanation but bless me if I know what it is!

 

thanks

Tom

[falkencreative]

That code sample works just fine for me...

 

So what happens currently? "getting started" appears in the browser, and then nothing else?

[tomca55]

Yes, 'getting started' appears - and that's it. there is no closing html or body tag (php is enclosed in html/body tags). As I said it seems to be generic with any constructor call.

 

I think the code itself is simple enough to be benign. probably something to do with the server settings where my site is hosted - I have an email in to our admin, will see.

thanks

Tom