diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/DES.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/DES.php
index 279b6793..6cc60c31 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/DES.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/DES.php
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class Crypt_DES {
             if (($length & 7) == 0) {
                 return $text;
             } else {
-                $this->_handle_error("The plaintext's length ($length) is not a multiple of the block size (8)");
+                user_error("The plaintext's length ($length) is not a multiple of the block size (8)");
                 $this->padding = true;
             }
         }
@@ -1291,24 +1291,6 @@ class Crypt_DES {
         $string = substr($string, $index);
         return $substr;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 // vim: ts=4:sw=4:et:
diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/RSA.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/RSA.php
index 3373efa6..db1ba158 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/RSA.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/RSA.php
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
     {
         $x = $x->toBytes();
         if (strlen($x) > $xLen) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Integer too large');
+            user_error('Integer too large');
             return false;
         }
         return str_pad($x, $xLen, chr(0), STR_PAD_LEFT);
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
     function _rsaep($m)
     {
         if ($m->compare($this->zero) < 0 || $m->compare($this->modulus) > 0) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Message representative out of range');
+            user_error('Message representative out of range');
             return false;
         }
         return $this->_exponentiate($m);
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
     function _rsadp($c)
     {
         if ($c->compare($this->zero) < 0 || $c->compare($this->modulus) > 0) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Ciphertext representative out of range');
+            user_error('Ciphertext representative out of range');
             return false;
         }
         return $this->_exponentiate($c);
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
     function _rsasp1($m)
     {
         if ($m->compare($this->zero) < 0 || $m->compare($this->modulus) > 0) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Message representative out of range');
+            user_error('Message representative out of range');
             return false;
         }
         return $this->_exponentiate($m);
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
     function _rsavp1($s)
     {
         if ($s->compare($this->zero) < 0 || $s->compare($this->modulus) > 0) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Signature representative out of range');
+            user_error('Signature representative out of range');
             return false;
         }
         return $this->_exponentiate($s);
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // be output.
 
         if ($mLen > $this->k - 2 * $this->hLen - 2) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Message too long');
+            user_error('Message too long');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // be output.
 
         if (strlen($c) != $this->k || $this->k < 2 * $this->hLen + 2) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $c = $this->_os2ip($c);
         $m = $this->_rsadp($c);
         if ($m === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
         $em = $this->_i2osp($m, $this->k);
@@ -2100,12 +2100,12 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $lHash2 = substr($db, 0, $this->hLen);
         $m = substr($db, $this->hLen);
         if ($lHash != $lHash2) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
         $m = ltrim($m, chr(0));
         if (ord($m[0]) != 1) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // Length checking
 
         if ($mLen > $this->k - 11) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Message too long');
+            user_error('Message too long');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // Length checking
 
         if (strlen($c) != $this->k) { // or if k < 11
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $m = $this->_rsadp($c);
 
         if ($m === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
         $em = $this->_i2osp($m, $this->k);
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // EME-PKCS1-v1_5 decoding
 
         if (ord($em[0]) != 0 || ord($em[1]) > 2) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $m = substr($em, strlen($ps) + 3);
 
         if (strlen($ps) < 8) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Decryption error');
+            user_error('Decryption error');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
 
         $mHash = $this->hash->hash($m);
         if ($emLen < $this->hLen + $sLen + 2) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Encoding error');
+            user_error('Encoding error');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // Length checking
 
         if (strlen($s) != $this->k) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+            user_error('Invalid signature');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2349,12 +2349,12 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $s2 = $this->_os2ip($s);
         $m2 = $this->_rsavp1($s2);
         if ($m2 === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+            user_error('Invalid signature');
             return false;
         }
         $em = $this->_i2osp($m2, $modBits >> 3);
         if ($em === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+            user_error('Invalid signature');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $tLen = strlen($t);
 
         if ($emLen < $tLen + 11) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Intended encoded message length too short');
+            user_error('Intended encoded message length too short');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
 
         $em = $this->_emsa_pkcs1_v1_5_encode($m, $this->k);
         if ($em === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('RSA modulus too short');
+            user_error('RSA modulus too short');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         // Length checking
 
         if (strlen($s) != $this->k) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+            user_error('Invalid signature');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2468,12 +2468,12 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
         $s = $this->_os2ip($s);
         $m2 = $this->_rsavp1($s);
         if ($m2 === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+            user_error('Invalid signature');
             return false;
         }
         $em = $this->_i2osp($m2, $this->k);
         if ($em === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+            user_error('Invalid signature');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
 
         $em2 = $this->_emsa_pkcs1_v1_5_encode($m, $this->k);
         if ($em2 === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('RSA modulus too short');
+            user_error('RSA modulus too short');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2643,22 +2643,4 @@ class Crypt_RSA {
                 return $this->_rsassa_pss_verify($message, $signature);
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/Rijndael.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/Rijndael.php
index aee3d6ed..a2526765 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/Rijndael.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/Rijndael.php
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ class Crypt_Rijndael {
             if ($length % $this->block_size == 0) {
                 return $text;
             } else {
-                $this->_handle_error("The plaintext's length ($length) is not a multiple of the block size ({$this->block_size})");
+                user_error("The plaintext's length ($length) is not a multiple of the block size ({$this->block_size})");
                 $this->padding = true;
             }
         }
@@ -1496,24 +1496,6 @@ class Crypt_Rijndael {
         $string = substr($string, $index);
         return $substr;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 // vim: ts=4:sw=4:et:
diff --git a/phpseclib/File/ANSI.php b/phpseclib/File/ANSI.php
index 4f500f9b..29ad949e 100644
--- a/phpseclib/File/ANSI.php
+++ b/phpseclib/File/ANSI.php
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class File_ANSI {
                                                 case 47: $back = 'white'; break;
 
                                                 default:
-                                                    $this->_handle_error('Unsupported attribute: ' . $mod);
+                                                    user_error('Unsupported attribute: ' . $mod);
                                                     $this->ansi = '';
                                                     break 2;
                                             }
@@ -537,22 +537,4 @@ class File_ANSI {
 
         return '<pre style="color: white; background: black" width="' . ($this->max_x + 1) . '">' . $scrollback . '</pre>';
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/phpseclib/File/ASN1.php b/phpseclib/File/ASN1.php
index 201af908..766c6e7e 100644
--- a/phpseclib/File/ASN1.php
+++ b/phpseclib/File/ASN1.php
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ class File_ASN1 {
             case FILE_ASN1_TYPE_OBJECT_IDENTIFIER:
                 $oid = preg_match('#(?:\d+\.)+#', $source) ? $source : array_search($source, $this->oids);
                 if ($oid === false) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Invalid OID');
+                    user_error('Invalid OID');
                     return false;
                 }
                 $value = '';
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ class File_ASN1 {
                     $filters = $filters[$part];
                 }
                 if ($filters === false) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('No filters defined for ' . implode('/', $loc));
+                    user_error('No filters defined for ' . implode('/', $loc));
                     return false;
                 }
                 return $this->_encode_der($source, $filters + $mapping);
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ class File_ASN1 {
                 $value = $source ? "\xFF" : "\x00";
                 break;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Mapping provides no type definition for ' . implode('/', $this->location));
+                user_error('Mapping provides no type definition for ' . implode('/', $this->location));
                 return false;
         }
 
@@ -1274,22 +1274,4 @@ class File_ASN1 {
         }
         return $out;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/phpseclib/File/X509.php b/phpseclib/File/X509.php
index 9b19b595..8a2acb20 100644
--- a/phpseclib/File/X509.php
+++ b/phpseclib/File/X509.php
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ class File_X509 {
                 $map = $this->_getMapping($id);
                 if (is_bool($map)) {
                     if (!$map) {
-                        $this->_handle_error($id . ' is not a currently supported extension');
+                        user_error($id . ' is not a currently supported extension');
                         unset($extensions[$i]);
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -4320,22 +4320,4 @@ class File_X509 {
 
         return false;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
index bcef06d1..8db087d3 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_VERSION) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_VERSION');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_VERSION');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 $this->_logError($response);
                 return false;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_NAME or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_NAME or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                 return false;
         }
 
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 $this->_logError($response);
                 return false;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                 return false;
         }
 
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 $this->_logError($response);
                 return false;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                 return false;
         }
 
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                     }
                     break 2;
                 default:
-                    $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_NAME or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                    user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_NAME or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                     return false;
             }
         }
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
         //  -- http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-13#section-8.1.3
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 return false;
         }
 
-        $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_ATTRS or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+        user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_ATTRS or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
         */
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 return false;
         }
 
-        $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_ATTRS or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+        user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_ATTRS or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 $this->_logError($response);
                 return false;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                 return false;
         }
 
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
         // http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-13#section-8.2.3
         if ($mode & NET_SFTP_LOCAL_FILE) {
             if (!is_file($data)) {
-                $this->_handle_error("$data is not a valid file");
+                user_error("$data is not a valid file");
                 return false;
             }
             $fp = @fopen($data, 'rb');
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
         while ($i--) {
             $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
             if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-                $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                 $this->_logError($response);
                 return false;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_HANDLE or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                 return false;
         }
 
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
                     $this->_logError($response);
                     break 2;
                 default:
-                    $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_DATA or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+                    user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_DATA or SSH_FXP_STATUS');
                     if ($local_file !== false) {
                         fclose($fp);
                     }
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ class Net_SFTP extends Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_sftp_packet();
         if ($this->packet_type != NET_SFTP_STATUS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_FXP_STATUS');
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SSH1.php b/phpseclib/Net/SSH1.php
index 2932cf71..130011db 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SSH1.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SSH1.php
@@ -246,6 +246,14 @@ define('NET_SSH1_LOG_SIMPLE',  1);
  * Returns the message content
  */
 define('NET_SSH1_LOG_COMPLEX', 2);
+/**
+ * Outputs the content real-time
+ */
+define('NET_SSH2_LOG_REALTIME', 3);
+/**
+ * Dumps the content real-time to a file
+ */
+define('NET_SSH2_LOG_REALTIME_FILE', 4);
 /**#@-*/
 
 /**#@+
@@ -421,6 +429,33 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
      */
     var $message_log = array();
 
+    /**
+     * Real-time log file pointer
+     *
+     * @see Net_SSH1::_append_log()
+     * @var Resource
+     * @access private
+     */
+    var $realtime_log_file;
+
+    /**
+     * Real-time log file size
+     *
+     * @see Net_SSH1::_append_log()
+     * @var Integer
+     * @access private
+     */
+    var $realtime_log_size;
+
+    /**
+     * Real-time log file wrap boolean
+     *
+     * @see Net_SSH1::_append_log()
+     * @var Boolean
+     * @access private
+     */
+    var $realtime_log_wrap;
+
     /**
      * Interactive Buffer
      *
@@ -467,28 +502,23 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
 
         $this->fsock = @fsockopen($host, $port, $errno, $errstr, $timeout);
         if (!$this->fsock) {
-            $this->_handle_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Error $errno. $errstr"));
+            user_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Error $errno. $errstr"));
             return;
         }
 
         $this->server_identification = $init_line = fgets($this->fsock, 255);
 
         if (defined('NET_SSH1_LOGGING')) {
-            $this->protocol_flags_log[] = '<-';
-            $this->protocol_flags_log[] = '->';
-
-            if (NET_SSH1_LOGGING == NET_SSH1_LOG_COMPLEX) {
-                $this->message_log[] = $this->server_identification;
-                $this->message_log[] = $this->identifier . "\r\n";
-            }
+            $this->_append_log('<-', $this->server_identification);
+            $this->_append_log('->', $this->identifier . "\r\n");
         }
 
         if (!preg_match('#SSH-([0-9\.]+)-(.+)#', $init_line, $parts)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Can only connect to SSH servers');
+            user_error('Can only connect to SSH servers');
             return;
         }
         if ($parts[1][0] != 1) {
-            $this->_handle_error("Cannot connect to SSH $parts[1] servers");
+            user_error("Cannot connect to SSH $parts[1] servers");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -496,7 +526,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response[NET_SSH1_RESPONSE_TYPE] != NET_SSH1_SMSG_PUBLIC_KEY) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_PUBLIC_KEY');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_PUBLIC_KEY');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -581,7 +611,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         $data = pack('C2a*na*N', NET_SSH1_CMSG_SESSION_KEY, $cipher, $anti_spoofing_cookie, 8 * strlen($double_encrypted_session_key), $double_encrypted_session_key, 0);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_SESSION_KEY');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_SESSION_KEY');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -611,7 +641,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
 
         if ($response[NET_SSH1_RESPONSE_TYPE] != NET_SSH1_SMSG_SUCCESS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -635,7 +665,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         $data = pack('CNa*', NET_SSH1_CMSG_USER, strlen($username), $username);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_USER');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_USER');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -645,21 +675,21 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
             $this->bitmap |= NET_SSH1_MASK_LOGIN;
             return true;
         } else if ($response[NET_SSH1_RESPONSE_TYPE] != NET_SSH1_SMSG_FAILURE) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS or SSH_SMSG_FAILURE');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS or SSH_SMSG_FAILURE');
             return false;
         }
 
         $data = pack('CNa*', NET_SSH1_CMSG_AUTH_PASSWORD, strlen($password), $password);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_AUTH_PASSWORD');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_AUTH_PASSWORD');
             return false;
         }
 
         // remove the username and password from the last logged packet
         if (defined('NET_SSH1_LOGGING') && NET_SSH1_LOGGING == NET_SSH1_LOG_COMPLEX) {
             $data = pack('CNa*', NET_SSH1_CMSG_AUTH_PASSWORD, strlen('password'), 'password');
-            $this->message_log[count($this->message_log) - 1] = $data; // zzzzz
+            $this->message_log[count($this->message_log) - 1] = $data;
         }
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
@@ -670,7 +700,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         } else if ($response[NET_SSH1_RESPONSE_TYPE] == NET_SSH1_SMSG_FAILURE) {
             return false;
         } else {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS or SSH_SMSG_FAILURE');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS or SSH_SMSG_FAILURE');
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -698,14 +728,14 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
     function exec($cmd, $block = true)
     {
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_LOGIN)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
+            user_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
             return false;
         }
 
         $data = pack('CNa*', NET_SSH1_CMSG_EXEC_CMD, strlen($cmd), $cmd);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_EXEC_CMD');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_EXEC_CMD');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -750,21 +780,21 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         $data = pack('CNa*N4C', NET_SSH1_CMSG_REQUEST_PTY, strlen('vt100'), 'vt100', 24, 80, 0, 0, NET_SSH1_TTY_OP_END);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_REQUEST_PTY');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_REQUEST_PTY');
             return false;
         }
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
 
         if ($response[NET_SSH1_RESPONSE_TYPE] != NET_SSH1_SMSG_SUCCESS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_SMSG_SUCCESS');
             return false;
         }
 
         $data = pack('C', NET_SSH1_CMSG_EXEC_SHELL);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_EXEC_SHELL');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_EXEC_SHELL');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -803,12 +833,12 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
     function read($expect, $mode = NET_SSH1_READ_SIMPLE)
     {
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_LOGIN)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
+            user_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_SHELL) && !$this->_initShell()) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
+            user_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -838,19 +868,19 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
     function interactiveWrite($cmd)
     {
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_LOGIN)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
+            user_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_SHELL) && !$this->_initShell()) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
+            user_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
             return false;
         }
 
         $data = pack('CNa*', NET_SSH1_CMSG_STDIN_DATA, strlen($cmd), $cmd);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_STDIN');
+            user_error('Error sending SSH_CMSG_STDIN');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -873,12 +903,12 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
     function interactiveRead()
     {
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_LOGIN)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
+            user_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH1_MASK_SHELL) && !$this->_initShell()) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
+            user_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -957,7 +987,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
     function _get_binary_packet()
     {
         if (feof($this->fsock)) {
-            //$this->_handle_error('connection closed prematurely');
+            //user_error('connection closed prematurely');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -981,7 +1011,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         $temp = unpack('Ncrc', substr($raw, -4));
 
         //if ( $temp['crc'] != $this->_crc($padding . $type . $data) ) {
-        //    $this->_handle_error('Bad CRC in packet from server');
+        //    user_error('Bad CRC in packet from server');
         //    return false;
         //}
 
@@ -989,11 +1019,9 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
 
         if (defined('NET_SSH1_LOGGING')) {
             $temp = isset($this->protocol_flags[$type]) ? $this->protocol_flags[$type] : 'UNKNOWN';
-            $this->protocol_flags_log[] = '<- ' . $temp .
-                                          ' (' . round($stop - $start, 4) . 's)';
-            if (NET_SSH1_LOGGING == NET_SSH1_LOG_COMPLEX) {
-                $this->message_log[] = $data;
-            }
+            $temp = '<- ' . $temp .
+                    ' (' . round($stop - $start, 4) . 's)';
+            $this->_append_log($temp, $data);
         }
 
         return array(
@@ -1014,7 +1042,7 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
      */
     function _send_binary_packet($data) {
         if (feof($this->fsock)) {
-            //$this->_handle_error('connection closed prematurely');
+            //user_error('connection closed prematurely');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1035,14 +1063,12 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
         $start = strtok(microtime(), ' ') + strtok(''); // http://php.net/microtime#61838
         $result = strlen($packet) == fputs($this->fsock, $packet);
         $stop = strtok(microtime(), ' ') + strtok('');
-        
+
         if (defined('NET_SSH1_LOGGING')) {
             $temp = isset($this->protocol_flags[ord($orig[0])]) ? $this->protocol_flags[ord($orig[0])] : 'UNKNOWN';
-            $this->protocol_flags_log[] = '-> ' . $temp .
-                                          ' (' . round($stop - $start, 4) . 's)';
-            if (NET_SSH1_LOGGING == NET_SSH1_LOG_COMPLEX) {
-                $this->message_log[] = substr($orig, 1);
-            }
+            $temp = '-> ' . $temp .
+                    ' (' . round($stop - $start, 4) . 's)';
+            $this->_append_log($temp, $data);
         }
 
         return $result;
@@ -1417,20 +1443,67 @@ class Net_SSH1 {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Error Handler
+     * Logs data packets
      *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
+     * Makes sure that only the last 1MB worth of packets will be logged
      *
-     * @param String $string
+     * @param String $data
      * @access private
      */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
+    function _append_log($protocol_flags, $message)
+    {
+echo "WTF\r\n";
+            switch (NET_SSH1_LOGGING) {
+                // useful for benchmarks
+                case NET_SSH1_LOG_SIMPLE:
+                    $this->protocol_flags_log[] = $protocol_flags;
+                    break;
+                // the most useful log for SSH1
+                case NET_SSH1_LOG_COMPLEX:
+                    $this->protocol_flags_log[] = $protocol_flags;
+                    $this->_string_shift($message);
+                    $this->log_size+= strlen($message);
+                    $this->message_log[] = $message;
+                    while ($this->log_size > NET_SSH2_LOG_MAX_SIZE) {
+                        $this->log_size-= strlen(array_shift($this->message_log));
+                        array_shift($this->protocol_flags_log);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                // dump the output out realtime; packets may be interspersed with non packets,
+                // passwords won't be filtered out and select other packets may not be correctly
+                // identified
+                case NET_SSH1_LOG_REALTIME:
+                    echo "<pre>\r\n" . $this->_format_log(array($message), array($protocol_flags)) . "\r\n</pre>\r\n";
+                    @flush();
+                    @ob_flush();
+                    break;
+                // basically the same thing as NET_SSH1_LOG_REALTIME with the caveat that NET_SSH1_LOG_REALTIME_FILE
+                // needs to be defined and that the resultant log file will be capped out at NET_SSH1_LOG_MAX_SIZE. 
+                // the earliest part of the log file is denoted by the first <<< START >>> and is not going to necessarily
+                // at the beginning of the file
+                case NET_SSH1_LOG_REALTIME_FILE:
+                    if (!isset($this->realtime_log_file)) {
+                        // PHP doesn't seem to like using constants in fopen()
+                        $filename = NET_SSH2_LOG_REALTIME_FILE;
+                        $fp = fopen($filename, 'w');
+                        $this->realtime_log_file = $fp;
+                    }
+                    if (!is_resource($this->realtime_log_file)) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    $entry = $this->_format_log(array($message), array($protocol_flags));
+                    if ($this->realtime_log_wrap) {
+                        $temp = "<<< START >>>\r\n";
+                        $entry.= $temp;
+                        fseek($this->realtime_log_file, ftell($this->realtime_log_file) - strlen($temp));
+                    }
+                    $this->realtime_log_size+= strlen($entry);
+                    if ($this->realtime_log_size > NET_SSH1_LOG_MAX_SIZE) {
+                        fseek($this->realtime_log_file, 0);
+                        $this->realtime_log_size = strlen($entry);
+                        $this->realtime_log_wrap = true;
+                    }
+                    fputs($this->realtime_log_file, $entry);
+            }
     }
 }
diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
index 32ece7a5..c0d5c478 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
      * Real-time log file pointer
      *
      * @see Net_SSH2::_append_log()
+     * @var Resource
      * @access private
      */
     var $realtime_log_file;
@@ -671,6 +672,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
      * Real-time log file size
      *
      * @see Net_SSH2::_append_log()
+     * @var Integer
      * @access private
      */
     var $realtime_log_size;
@@ -679,6 +681,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
      * Has the signature been validated?
      *
      * @see Net_SSH2::getServerPublicHostKey()
+     * @var Boolean
      * @access private
      */
     var $signature_validated = false;
@@ -793,7 +796,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         $start = strtok(microtime(), ' ') + strtok(''); // http://php.net/microtime#61838
         $this->fsock = @fsockopen($host, $port, $errno, $errstr, $timeout);
         if (!$this->fsock) {
-            $this->_handle_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Error $errno. $errstr"));
+            user_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Error $errno. $errstr"));
             return;
         }
         $elapsed = strtok(microtime(), ' ') + strtok('') - $start;
@@ -801,7 +804,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         $timeout-= $elapsed;
 
         if ($timeout <= 0) {
-            $this->_handle_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Timeout error"));
+            user_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Timeout error"));
             return;
         }
 
@@ -814,7 +817,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         // on windows this returns a "Warning: Invalid CRT parameters detected" error
         // the !count() is done as a workaround for <https://bugs.php.net/42682>
         if (!@stream_select($read, $write, $except, $sec, $usec) && !count($read)) {
-            $this->_handle_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Banner timeout"));
+            user_error(rtrim("Cannot connect to $host. Banner timeout"));
             return;
         }
 
@@ -836,7 +839,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         }
 
         if (feof($this->fsock)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -855,13 +858,8 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         }
 
         if (defined('NET_SSH2_LOGGING')) {
-            $this->message_number_log[] = '<-';
-            $this->message_number_log[] = '->';
-
-            if (NET_SSH2_LOGGING == NET_SSH2_LOG_COMPLEX) {
-                $this->message_log[] = $extra . $temp;
-                $this->message_log[] = $this->identifier . "\r\n";
-            }
+            $this->_append_log('<-', $extra . $temp);
+            $this->_append_log('->', $this->identifier . "\r\n");
         }
 
         $this->server_identifier = trim($temp, "\r\n");
@@ -870,7 +868,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         }
 
         if ($matches[1] != '1.99' && $matches[1] != '2.0') {
-            $this->_handle_error("Cannot connect to SSH $matches[1] servers");
+            user_error("Cannot connect to SSH $matches[1] servers");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -878,12 +876,12 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return;
         }
 
         if (ord($response[0]) != NET_SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_MSG_KEXINIT');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_MSG_KEXINIT');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1025,7 +1023,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         // we need to decide upon the symmetric encryption algorithms before we do the diffie-hellman key exchange
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($encryption_algorithms) && !in_array($encryption_algorithms[$i], $this->encryption_algorithms_server_to_client); $i++);
         if ($i == count($encryption_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible server to client encryption algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible server to client encryption algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
@@ -1062,7 +1060,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($encryption_algorithms) && !in_array($encryption_algorithms[$i], $this->encryption_algorithms_client_to_server); $i++);
         if ($i == count($encryption_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible client to server encryption algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible client to server encryption algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
@@ -1100,7 +1098,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         // through diffie-hellman key exchange a symmetric key is obtained
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($kex_algorithms) && !in_array($kex_algorithms[$i], $this->kex_algorithms); $i++);
         if ($i == count($kex_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible key exchange algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible key exchange algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
@@ -1152,19 +1150,19 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         $data = pack('CNa*', NET_SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_INIT, strlen($eBytes), $eBytes);
 
         if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($data)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
         extract(unpack('Ctype', $this->_string_shift($response, 1)));
 
         if ($type != NET_SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1202,12 +1200,12 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($server_host_key_algorithms) && !in_array($server_host_key_algorithms[$i], $this->server_host_key_algorithms); $i++);
         if ($i == count($server_host_key_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible server host key algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible server host key algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
         if ($public_key_format != $server_host_key_algorithms[$i] || $this->signature_format != $server_host_key_algorithms[$i]) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Sever Host Key Algorithm Mismatch');
+            user_error('Sever Host Key Algorithm Mismatch');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
@@ -1222,14 +1220,14 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
 
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
         extract(unpack('Ctype', $this->_string_shift($response, 1)));
 
         if ($type != NET_SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1343,7 +1341,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($mac_algorithms) && !in_array($mac_algorithms[$i], $this->mac_algorithms_client_to_server); $i++);
         if ($i == count($mac_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible client to server message authentication algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible client to server message authentication algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
@@ -1368,7 +1366,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($mac_algorithms) && !in_array($mac_algorithms[$i], $this->mac_algorithms_server_to_client); $i++);
         if ($i == count($mac_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible server to client message authentication algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible server to client message authentication algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
 
@@ -1410,14 +1408,14 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($compression_algorithms) && !in_array($compression_algorithms[$i], $this->compression_algorithms_server_to_client); $i++);
         if ($i == count($compression_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible server to client compression algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible server to client compression algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
         $this->decompress = $compression_algorithms[$i] == 'zlib';
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($compression_algorithms) && !in_array($compression_algorithms[$i], $this->compression_algorithms_client_to_server); $i++);
         if ($i == count($compression_algorithms)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('No compatible client to server compression algorithms found');
+            user_error('No compatible client to server compression algorithms found');
             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
         }
         $this->compress = $compression_algorithms[$i] == 'zlib';
@@ -1453,14 +1451,14 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
         extract(unpack('Ctype', $this->_string_shift($response, 1)));
 
         if ($type != NET_SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Expected SSH_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT');
+            user_error('Expected SSH_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1481,7 +1479,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
             $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
             if ($response === false) {
-                $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+                user_error('Connection closed by server');
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -1517,7 +1515,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1589,7 +1587,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1702,7 +1700,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1737,7 +1735,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1890,7 +1888,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
         $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
         if ($response === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+            user_error('Connection closed by server');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1901,7 +1899,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 break;
             case NET_SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_FAILURE:
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Unable to request pseudo-terminal');
+                user_error('Unable to request pseudo-terminal');
                 return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_BY_APPLICATION);
         }
 
@@ -1942,12 +1940,12 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         $this->curTimeout = $this->timeout;
 
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH2_MASK_LOGIN)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
+            user_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH2_MASK_SHELL) && !$this->_initShell()) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
+            user_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1981,12 +1979,12 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
     function write($cmd)
     {
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH2_MASK_LOGIN)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
+            user_error('Operation disallowed prior to login()');
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH2_MASK_SHELL) && !$this->_initShell()) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
+            user_error('Unable to initiate an interactive shell session');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2031,7 +2029,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
     function _get_binary_packet()
     {
         if (!is_resource($this->fsock) || feof($this->fsock)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed prematurely');
+            user_error('Connection closed prematurely');
             $this->bitmask = 0;
             return false;
         }
@@ -2048,7 +2046,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
             $raw = $this->decrypt->decrypt($raw);
         }
         if ($raw === false) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Unable to decrypt content');
+            user_error('Unable to decrypt content');
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2072,7 +2070,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
         if ($this->hmac_check !== false) {
             $hmac = fread($this->fsock, $this->hmac_size);
             if ($hmac != $this->hmac_check->hash(pack('NNCa*', $this->get_seq_no, $packet_length, $padding_length, $payload . $padding))) {
-                $this->_handle_error('Invalid HMAC');
+                user_error('Invalid HMAC');
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -2239,7 +2237,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
 
             $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
             if ($response === false) {
-                $this->_handle_error('Connection closed by server');
+                user_error('Connection closed by server');
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -2261,7 +2259,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                             return $client_channel == $channel ? true : $this->_get_channel_packet($client_channel, $skip_extended);
                         //case NET_SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_OPEN_FAILURE:
                         default:
-                            $this->_handle_error('Unable to open channel');
+                            user_error('Unable to open channel');
                             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_BY_APPLICATION);
                     }
                     break;
@@ -2271,7 +2269,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                             return true;
                         //case NET_SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_FAILURE:
                         default:
-                            $this->_handle_error('Unable to request pseudo-terminal');
+                            user_error('Unable to request pseudo-terminal');
                             return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_BY_APPLICATION);
                     }
                 case NET_SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_CLOSE:
@@ -2360,7 +2358,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 case NET_SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_EOF:
                     break;
                 default:
-                    $this->_handle_error('Error reading channel data');
+                    user_error('Error reading channel data');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_BY_APPLICATION);
             }
         }
@@ -2379,7 +2377,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
     function _send_binary_packet($data)
     {
         if (!is_resource($this->fsock) || feof($this->fsock)) {
-            $this->_handle_error('Connection closed prematurely');
+            user_error('Connection closed prematurely');
             $this->bitmask = 0;
             return false;
         }
@@ -2886,7 +2884,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                    padding, unsigned, and in network byte order). */
                 $temp = unpack('Nlength', $this->_string_shift($signature, 4));
                 if ($temp['length'] != 40) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+                    user_error('Invalid signature');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
                 }
 
@@ -2894,7 +2892,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 $s = new Math_BigInteger($this->_string_shift($signature, 20), 256);
 
                 if ($r->compare($q) >= 0 || $s->compare($q) >= 0) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+                    user_error('Invalid signature');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
                 }
 
@@ -2914,7 +2912,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 list(, $v) = $v->divide($q);
 
                 if (!$v->equals($r)) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Bad server signature');
+                    user_error('Bad server signature');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_HOST_KEY_NOT_VERIFIABLE);
                 }
 
@@ -2939,7 +2937,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 $rsa->setSignatureMode(CRYPT_RSA_SIGNATURE_PKCS1);
                 $rsa->loadKey(array('e' => $e, 'n' => $n), CRYPT_RSA_PUBLIC_FORMAT_RAW);
                 if (!$rsa->verify($this->exchange_hash, $signature)) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Bad server signature');
+                    user_error('Bad server signature');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_HOST_KEY_NOT_VERIFIABLE);
                 }
                 */
@@ -2954,7 +2952,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 // also, see SSHRSA.c (rsa2_verifysig) in PuTTy's source.
 
                 if ($s->compare(new Math_BigInteger()) < 0 || $s->compare($n->subtract(new Math_BigInteger(1))) > 0) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Invalid signature');
+                    user_error('Invalid signature');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILED);
                 }
 
@@ -2965,33 +2963,15 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
                 $h = chr(0x01) . str_repeat(chr(0xFF), $nLength - 3 - strlen($h)) . $h;
 
                 if ($s != $h) {
-                    $this->_handle_error('Bad server signature');
+                    user_error('Bad server signature');
                     return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_HOST_KEY_NOT_VERIFIABLE);
                 }
                 break;
             default:
-                $this->_handle_error('Unsupported signature format');
+                user_error('Unsupported signature format');
                 return $this->_disconnect(NET_SSH2_DISCONNECT_HOST_KEY_NOT_VERIFIABLE);
         }
 
         return $this->signature_format . ' ' . base64_encode($this->server_public_host_key);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Error Handler
-     *
-     * Throws exceptions if PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS is defined.
-     * Unless PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS is set it'll throw generic Exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param String $string
-     * @access private
-     */
-    function _handle_error($err_msg) {
-        if (defined('PHPSECLIB_USE_EXCEPTIONS') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=')) {
-            $class = defined('PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS') && class_exists(PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS) ? PHPSECLIB_EXCEPTION_CLASS : 'Exception';
-            throw(new $class($err_msg));
-        } else {
-            user_error($err_msg);
-        }
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file