ugh, really?

<?php
try {
    $validation_exception = null;
    ...
    if($thingThatShouldCauseException) {
        $validation_exception = new Exception('blah blah', 0, $validation_exception);
    }
    ...
    if($thingThatShouldCauseException) {
        $validation_exception = new Exception('blah blah', 0, $validation_exception);
    }
    ...
    if ($validation_exception !== null){
        throw $validation_exception;
    }
    ...
}
catch(Exception e){
    echo "\nError(s) encountered while processing file:\n";
    do{
        echo "\t".$e->getMessage()."\n";
    }while($e = $e->getPrevious());
    echo "\n";
}