When trying to break the code in the workspace (by changing the database name) the output does not change.

I don't know if you noticed, but now when you'll pass in to the PDO statement a database file name that does not exist, Workspaces will create that file for you automatically. Just refresh the file view on the left side and you'll see it appear. So it does not return an error because it avoids it by making the file for you.

Just make a different syntax error e.g.

$db = new PDO('sqliteee:./database.db');

The deliberate misname of database for the PDO only creates new file instead of error message indicating the file does not exist. I thought there is something is wrong with Trehouse launchable workspace. I tried to use Netbeans to run the code. Same thing happened. I also manually type localhost/index.php. Again, it's still the same result. I wonder what version PHP did Mr. Paulk used for this course. I am also wondering how he did configure his PHP files especially the php.ini file. This part of course may need a fix soon.

This seems to be a problem with the Treehouse workspace not effectively saving my code and displaying the preview that reflects the code.

Adam Menczykowski: I have the same problem that the PDO object is still returning, but I can confirm that the workspace is indeed saving your code to then preview it.

If you mistype PDO it'll throw the usual error associated with incorrect classes being defined.

Try catching PDOException instead & attempt to do a method associated with an instance of a PDO object. For the sake of clarity, remove die() from the first clause temporarily, but doing that shouldn't help fix anything since the code should be throwing before PHP can execute die().

With my PHP skills admittedly being rusty, It may very well be the fact the exception we should be catching is not specific enough or a new way of dealing with failed PDO objects has materialized with newer versions of PHP I'm not accustomed to.

Hampton Paulk, I'm sure will address this as soon as he is able to.

Thanks Adam I completed that code