@ operator in PHP

[Sinister Shadow]

Can someone please explain to me what the @ operator means in PHP?

I've seen it in use in several locations but haven't managed to find an explanation

e.g.

@OCIExecute($parsed, OCI_DEFAULT); //Using Oracle through PHP

[hl]

don't display the errors.

[Sinister Shadow]

Oh, so it just surpresses all errors that might pop up when a method/function is called? Okie. Thanks .harish!

[hl]

Oh, so it just surpresses all errors that might pop up when a method/function is called? Okie. Thanks .harish!
yes, i just said it in less and more understandable terms ;)