Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

try the following example, you may found why this is expected:
<?php
function __autoload($class)
{
    throw new Exception('abcd');
}

try
{
    class test1 extends test2
    {
        public static function go()
        {

        }
    }
    test1::go();
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
    echo 'caught';
    exit;
}

Thank you for your help.  Why does it matter if the class was declared literally in the try/catch block?  The documentation states "exceptions thrown in the __autoload function can be caught in the catch block".  It works for the base class, but not extended classes.

Other exceptions thrown outside of a try/catch always propagate back to the caller's try/catch such as the below.  In these examples, the exception is caught, but the exception is thrown outside of the literal try/catch.

<?php
function __autoload($class)
{
    throw new Exception('abcd');
}

try
{
    test1::go();
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
    echo 'caught';
    exit;
}

=================================================

<?php
function test()
{
     throw new Exception('abcd');
}

try
{
    test();
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
    echo 'caught';
    exit;
}

=================================================

<?php
class test1
{
    public static function go()
    {
        throw new Exception('abcd');
    }
}

try
{
    test1::go();
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
    echo 'caught';
    exit;
}

Nevermind, I see the issue now and why it's expected behavior.  The autoload gets called when the class is declared rather than when the class is first called.  I'll see if your fix in bug 65254 resolves the issue I was having.  Thanks again for your help.