Using PHP/SQLite3 with error checking

<?php
    // define a variable to switch on/off error messages
    $sqliteDebug = true;

    try {
        // connect to your database
        $sqlite = new SQLite3('test.sqlite3.db');
    }
    catch (Exception $exception) {
        // sqlite3 throws an exception when it is unable to connect
        echo '<p>There was an error connecting to the database!</p>';
        if ($sqliteDebug) {
            echo $exception->getMessage();
        }
    }

    // create a query that should return a single record
    $query = 'SELECT * FROM mytable ORDER BY mycolumn LIMIT 1';

    // execute the query
    // query returns FALSE on error, and a result object on success
    $sqliteResult = $sqlite->query($query);
    if (!$sqliteResult and $sqliteDebug) {
        // the query failed and debugging is enabled
        echo "<p>There was an error in query: $query</p>";
        echo $sqlite->lastErrorMsg();
    }

    if ($sqliteResult) {
        // the query was successful
        // get the result (if any)
        // fetchArray returns FALSE if there is no record
        if ($record = $sqliteResult->fetchArray()) {
            // we have a record so now we can use it
            echo $record['mycolumn'];
        }
        else {
            echo '<p>No record found.</p>';
        }

        // when you are done with the result, finalize it
        $sqliteResult->finalize();
    }

    // now get multiple records
    $query = 'SELECT * FROM mytable ORDER BY mycolumn LIMIT 10';

    $sqliteResult = $sqlite->query($query);
    if (!$sqliteResult and $sqliteDebug) {
        // the query failed and debugging is enabled
        echo "<p>There was an error in query: $query</p>";
        echo $sqlite->lastErrorMsg();
    }

    if ($sqliteResult) {
        while ($record = $sqliteResult->fetchArray()) {
            echo $record['mycolumn'];
        }

        $sqliteResult->finalize();
    }

    // clean up any objects
    $sqlite->close();
?>