# PDOException - Get error instead rendering error page

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**Created:** [April 3, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/pdoexception-get-error-instead-rendering-error-page/7588 "2020-04-03T10:23:21Z")\
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Hello.  
I need to check _sql_, and got `false` or error code/message to controller instead rendering error page when try to `execute()` _sql_. I’m not found it in documentations _(Error & Exception Handling)_, how I can do it?  
Thank you.

> CakePHP 3.8

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Is this a raw SQL query your trying to run or a Cake Query?

If it’s raw SQL you could try and run it in some other tool to see what you get. I happen to use SequelPro but have no recommendations to give.

If it’s a Cake query, once you’ve defined it and before you force it to execute you can debug the query to the screen to see what it looks like.