PHP 5 → 4 converter

Pass object as references (using special trick)
Generate "require_once('php4compat.php4')" if needed

Source PHP 5 script:

Converted PHP 4 script: (download as file)

<?

// require php4compat.php4 here!

/* try */ {
   $error = 'Always throw this error';
   throw (new Exception($error));

   // Code following an exception is not executed.
   echo 'Never executed';

} if (catch('Exception', $e)) {
   echo 'Caught exception: ',  $e->getMessage(), "<br>";
}

// Continue execution
echo 'Hello World';