how to handle mysql error result?

[eluser]webmastergrumpy[/eluser]
hi, just wondering how to do this.

Normally i would update a record and on errorresult i would insert the record or create table first;
How to do this in codeigniter?

[eluser]kreamik[/eluser]
I just seeing on my friend's java code ..
they usually use try .. catch .. to test error .. and i realize that PHP has it too.

if you interested on this way .. you can start to learn try and catch in PHP