rendered paste bodyresult = doFirstThing();if (result==failed){ rollback transaction; return (failed, "Failed because FirstThing failed because of whatever);}result = doThing2();if (result==failed){ rollback transaction; return (failed, "failed because thing2 failed");}result = doThing3();if (result==failed){ rollback transaction; return (failed, "failed because thing3 failed");}//////////////// cleaner way, using exceptionstry{ doFirstThing(); doThing2(); doThing3();}catch (Exception $ex){ rollback transaction; return('failed', "Failed because ".$ex->getMessage());}