When using finally keep in mind that when a exit/die statement is used in the catch block it will NOT go through the finally block. 

<?php
try {
    echo "try block<br />";
    throw new Exception("test");
} catch (Exception $ex) {
    echo "catch block<br />";
} finally {
    echo "finally block<br />";
}

// try block
// catch block
// finally block
?>

<?php
try {
    echo "try block<br />";
    throw new Exception("test");
} catch (Exception $ex) {
    echo "catch block<br />";
    exit(1);
} finally {
    echo "finally block<br />";
}

// try block
// catch block
?>