# Basic usage

`Zend_Exception` is the base class for all exceptions thrown by Zend Framework. This class extends the base `Exception` class of PHP.

## Catch all Zend Framework exceptions

    try {
        // your code
    } catch (Zend_Exception $e) {
        // do something
    }

## Catch exceptions thrown by a specific component of Zend Framework

    try {
        // your code
    } catch (Zend_Db_Exception $e) {
        // do something
    }